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8 more towns to get ‘Ama Bus’ service
Bhubaneswar: In a major to expand urban transportation in Odisha, the ‘Ama Bus’ service will soon be extended to eight more places in the state. The service will be made available in Angul, Jharsuguda, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Baripada, Jeypore,…
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Heatwave guidelines issued for ration shops
Bhubaneswar: In view of the heatwave warning, the Odisha government on Thursday directed the Collectors of all districts to take necessary precautionary steps.
The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department sent a communication to…
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Temp soars past 41°C in Odisha as heatwave returns, Bhubaneswar scorches at 38.5°C
Bhubaneswar: The searing heatwave returned to Odisha on Thursday as the day temperature soared past 40-degree Celsius in several places of the state.
Amid rising temperatures, Jharsuguda turned out to be the hottest place recording 41.4…
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School students to get one extra egg & nutrient-rich laddoos from April 1
Bhubaneswar: Students of state-run and aided schools in Odisha will be provided eggs in midday meal and nutrient-rich laddoos thrice a week from April 1, coinciding with Utkala Dibasa.
In a letter to the state nodal officer, PM POSHAN…
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Odisha Assembly Gherao: Congress workers attempt to set police van on fire, 12 cops &…
Bhubaneswar: Congress workers on Thursday attempted to set a police van on fire as the Mahatma Gandhi Marg here turned into a battlefield during the Vidha Sabha gherao programme over the issue of women’s safety in Odisha. “The driver of…
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Gangajal Politics: BJD MLAs purify Odisha Assembly premises with holy water over police entry
Bhubaneswar: A day after condemning the suspension of Congress MLAs and their eviction from the well of the House by engaging police, the BJD members on Thursday sprinkled ‘Gangajal’ to purify the Assembly premises in Odisha capital.
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OSRTC suffers Rs 45 crore loss in 2 years: Minister
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) suffered a loss of over Rs 45 crore in last two years as its annual expenditure exceeded the income, the state Assembly was informed on Thursday.
This information was…
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263 hamlets converted to revenue villages in a year: Odisha Minister
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government converted 263 hamlets into revenue villages within one year and the process is underway for more such conversion, the state Assembly was informed on Thursday.
A proposal for the conversion of 147 more…
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BJP Govt added fuel to fire with MLAs’ suspension before Assembly gherao: Congress
Bhubaneswar: Veteran Congress leader and former Odisha Minister Narasingha Mishra on Wednesday mounted a scathing attack on BJP government over the suspension of all 14 party MLAs from the Assembly.
Mishra, a former Congress Legislature…
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Odisha CB arrests 5 from Surat for Rs 6.16 crore online trading fraud
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Crime Branch (CB) has arrested five persons from Surat for their alleged involvement in an Rs 6.16 crore online trading investment fraud case.
The accused have been identified as Sejal Ravikumar Sabhaya (33), Sabhaya…
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