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Apex Court refuses to interfere in Odisha HC order in wildlife law violation case by Lulu Mohapatra
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Report by OD bureau; New Delhi: Supreme Court today refused to interfere in the Odisha High Court order in alleged violation of wildlife laws by Congress leader Lalatendu Vidyadhar Mohapatra and Samir Routray. Apex Court asked both the accused to deposit Rs 2 lakh each which will...

NGOs in Odisha receive 214 crores from abroad; least transparent on spending
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Report by OD bureau; Bhubaneswar: Chairman of Transparency International Odisha chapter and former Vice Chancellor Utkal University of Culture Dr. Bimelendyu Mohanty has expressed concern over foreign grants for NGOs in the state vis-à-vis their spending.

Dr. Moh...

Odisha: Sacked Minister Ghadei Denied His Links With Pyari
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Report by Akshya Rout; Jajpur: Prafulla Chandra Ghadei who was sacked by the Chief Minister recently denied his role in an attempted coup to oust the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik two months back while the Chief Minister was in England.

“I am a small man and never dreamt ...

Odisha CM asks for mass awareness on welfare schemes
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today stressed on mass awareness campaign on various welfare schemes taken up by the state government.

Reviewing various welfare schemes at the district level through video conferencing at the State Secretariat here, Patnaik had ...

Odisha Govt orders restoration defunct LIPs of 10 dists having scanty rainfall
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Bhubaneswar: Revenue Minister Surya Narayan Patro today directed the water resources department to restore all defunct Lift Irrigation Points (LIPs) in all the 10 districts having scanty rainfall.

He pressed the officials to implement the work within seven days.

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India Successfully Test Fired Agni-II Missile in Odisha coast
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Report by Priyabrata Nayak; Bhubaneswar: Strengthening it’s missile capability India on Thursday successfully test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a mobile launcher from the Launch Complex-4 of Integrated Test Range ...

Union Culture Minister Selja congratulates acclaimed sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Report by OD bureau; New Delhi: Union Culture Minister Kumari Selja congratulates acclaimed sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik for winning World Solo for winning the solo International Sand Sculpture contest 2012, Spain which was held from 9th to 17th July.

Kumari Selja ...

Odisha urges ASI to hand over sacred tooth relic of Buddha to display it in museum
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Report by OD bureau; New Delhi: Odisha Government urges ASI to hand over sacred tooth relic of Buddha to the state government for displaying it in the state museum. Odisha Tourism Minister Maheswar Mohanty urged this to ASI Director General K.N. Shrivasatav at a meeting here in W...

Centre to release funds under special infrastructure scheme to Odisha, others to combat LWE
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Report by OD bureau; New Delhi: The Centre proposes release of funds under the Special Infrastructure Scheme to the States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha to raise Special Task Force to combat LWE. This was informed by the Minister of State of Home Affairs Jitendra S...

Centre says Naxalites sourcing Funds Through Poppy Cultivation in Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar
Thursday, August 09, 2012

Report by OD bureau; New Delhi: Centre says Naxalites sourcing funds through poppy cultivation in Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. This was informed by the Minister of State of Home Affairs Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Sh. Rajiv Pratap Rudy in the ...

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik asked authorities to compensate flood affected farmers within 7 days
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Report by Priyabrata Nayak; Bhubaneswar: Farmers, who had suffered huge loss due to flood and draught during last year, are to compensate within seven days. Today Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gave direction to the concerned department to provide this compensation amount and this...

Odisha: 15 thousand hectors of land in Nabarangpur will be irrigate
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Report by Priyabrata Nayak; Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen pattnaik today reviewed several water irrigation projects for Nabarangapur districts. In this review meeting Indrabati water irrigation project, Turi-Guntat irrigation project, lower vaskel project along with other ch...

Odisha: Action plan for State Health & Family Welfare takes big jump for 2012-13 with budget of Rs.1077 crore
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Report by Suchismita Sahoo; Bhubaneswar: The Programme Implementation Plan of Odisha State Health & Family Welfare Society for 2012-13 has taken a big jump with the ambitious budget of around Rs.1077 crore.

This has been finalized in Governing Body Meeting of the Soc...

Odisha Tourism Minister meet Sahay, urges centre to extend special Buddhist Trains to state
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Report by OD bureau; New Delhi: Odisha Tourism and Culture Minister Mahswar Mohanty urges centre to extend “Maharaja's Express Classical India Train” and “Mohapari Nirvan Special Train' to cover important destinations of the Buddhist Circuit of Odisha. He urged this to Union Mini...

Odisha: CII Initiates Help Desk for investors to Balasore Plastic Cluster
Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Report by Priyabrata Nayak; Bhubaneswar: With the objectives of Exploring Investment Opportunities, Improving Market Linkage and Promoting Balasore Plastic Cluster, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with IDCO and IPICOL organized a half day seminar “PlastMart”...