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Odisha Govt designated 55 Districts as Special Courts to deal with SC/ST cases
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: The State Government designated 55 Districts and Sessions Judge Courts and Additional District and Sessions Courts as Special Courts to conduct hearing for early disposal of with SC/ST cases. A notification to this effect has been issued by the H...

Odisha Government to launch state-wide AIDS awareness campaign
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Bhubanswar: Odisha Government decided to launch state-wide AIDS awareness campaign. This was informed by the Health and family welfare minister Damodar Rout.

Presiding over the a meeting of the State AIDS Cell at the State Secretariat here, Dr. Rout observed that since...

Odisha CM stresses on need for use of technology for the betterment of rural areas
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Report by Priyabrata Nayak, Bhubaneswar: Technology should be user-friendly for the people living in rural areas. Speaking at a function organized by the Odisha Bigyan Academy, Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik said, with the development of technology we can perform batter in water ...

Odisha: Electoral rolls 2013 revision Oct 1-Nov 3
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Bhubaneswar: Special campaign for summary revision of Photo Electoral Rolls 2013 to be held in Odisha from October 1 to November 3. This was announced by Chief Electoral Officer for Odisha Mona Sharma.

She said the campaign will focus on including the eligi...

Odisha: Nalco coordination committee members meet CM Naveen Pattnaik
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Report by Priyabrata Nayak; Bhubaneswar: Members of several coordination committees of Nalco from Bhubaneswar, Angul and Damanjodi condemned the Union government’s plan for disinvestment from Nalco. The said members today took up this issue to Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik ...

Odisha: 3 suspected Maoists arrested while putting red posters at Nabarangpur bus stand
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Report by Rakesh Gupta, Nabarangpur : Odisha Police today arrest 3 suspected Maoists arrested while putting red posters at Nabarangpur bus stand. In a press conference Mr. Brajesh kumar Ray SP, Nabarangpur told to media person that three persons were movin...

Odisha Chief Minister assures sustainability of Vedanta Refinery at Lanjigarh
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Report by Saumya Parida; Bhubaneswar: The ‘Save Vedanta Movement’ gained momentum with around 30 representatives of local employees and community meeting the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. The delegation met the CM and gave him a memorandum and appealed for reg...

Odisha's ruling BJD stages protest against centre's decision to divestment in Nalco
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Report by OD bureau, Bhubaneswar: Ruling BJD in Odisha stages protest against centre's decision to divestment in Nalco. On Friday BJD leaders and workers staged a dharna in front of Nalco’s corporate office here shouting slogans against the Centre’s divestment decision.

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Bangladesh examines Odisha-based Paradip port's potential for introduction of coastal shipping services
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Report by Amarnath Parida; Paradip: The higher officials from the ministry of shipping, Bangladesh and the authorities of Paradip Port Trust examined on Thursday the possibility of introducing costal shipping services between the ports in the two countries India – Bangladesh for ...

HDFC MD meets Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: HDFC Bank MD Aditya Puri on Friday meets Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the state secretariat. Mr. Puri discussed about the implementation of HDFC Bank's various programs in the state.

Mr. Puri informed that Bank's growth rate in...

Odisha: Gram Panchyat Chief, two others held
Saturday, September 29, 2012

Report by Kishore Dash & Deba Prasad Dash, Malkangiri: In a rare incident, the police have arrested one Bikram Kirsani, the Sarpanch of Badural Gram Panchyat under Khairput Block along with two other locals, Sunu Pangi and Laxman Sisha today whom the police picked up ou...

Odisha: MUFP moves the DGP for protection of Bhuban journalists from scheming Police
Friday, September 28, 2012

Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Media Unity for Freedom of Press (MUFP) comprising its Presidium members Prasanta Patnaik, Subhas Pattanayak and Sampad Mohapatra met the Director General of Police Mr. Prakash Mishra on September 28 in his camp office at Bhub...

Odisha Government to enact new tourism policy within 2 months
Friday, September 28, 2012

Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government to enact new tourism policy within 2 months. This was informed by the Principal Secretary Ashok Kumar Tripathy.

He said this on the occasion of world tourism day celebration by Odisha tourism Department at Rabindra...

Odisha Govt to hike bus fare & freight charges of truck soon
Friday, September 28, 2012

Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: Odisha Govt to hike bus fare & freight charges of truck soon. This was informed by the Minister for Commerce and Transport Subrat Kumar Tarai here today.

On this regard a delegation from All Odisha Private Bus Owners Association meet...

Odisha CM hails role of cooperatives to consolidate the rural economy
Friday, September 28, 2012

Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patanik hails the role of cooperatives to consolidate the rural economy. He said this during the East Zone Cooperative Conference in Bhubaneswar.