Odisha

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Badminton High Performance Centre to be set up in Odisha

8:51 pm September 27, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday approved the setting up of a Badminton High Performance Centre here, to be built at an cost of Rs 30 crore. “I am sure the High Performance Centre will be one of the top international standard training centres of our country. The state government has provided three acres of […]

Odisha CM announces financial aid for dairy farmers

Naveen Patnaik wishes PM Modi on his 69th birthday

3:01 pm September 17, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday extended his warm wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday. Patnaik prayed for Modi’s long and healthy life on the occasion. “Warm birthday wishes to Prime Minister @narendramodi ji. May you be blessed with a long and healthy life,” the chief minister tweeted. Patnaik’s party […]

Malaysian cargo ship evacuated from Odisha coast

7:13 pm September 16, 2019

Bhubaneswar: A Malaysian cargo ship which had been stranded near Odisha’s Chilika Lake since August 7 was finally towed into deep sea on Sunday night, a district official said. A special tug boat from Singapore and a 15-member team from Malaysia successfully towed the stranded ship into the deep sea after several hours of effort, […]

Dissent should not eclipse democratic decency: Patnaik

7:28 pm September 13, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said dissent should not eclipse the democratic decency under any circumstances, as he imparted lessons to legislators as how to be a good lawmaker. Stressing that people are the “real masters in a democracy”, he said the elected representatives should keep the common man at the centre […]

Three killed in ambulance-truck collision

7:27 pm September 9, 2019

Jajpur (Odisha): At least three occupants of an ambulance, including its driver were killed and three others seriously injured when the vehicle hit a stationary truck in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Monday. The mishap took place early morning when the ambulance carrying a patient and four attendants was crossing Chhatia Chhak on NH-16 in Jajpur […]