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Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik ruled out possibility of any peace talks with Maoists
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Bhubaneswar: The Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik again repeated on Tuesday that there should be no talks with Maoists until they give up the path of Violence and arms . Stating that the state government had not so far received any message either from the Maoists or the cen...

Orissa Chief Minister approves five-year plan of Rs 718 crore for Development of Tourism in state
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Report by Dipti Ranjan Kanungo; Bhubaneswar: A high level meeting for the five-year prospective plan of Tourism held in the Orissa Secretariat on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The Chief Minister has been pleased to approve a five-ye...

Criminal lynched by mob in Orissa, police arrested 14 people
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Report by Dipti Ranjan Kanungo; Bhubaneswar: Fourteen people were arrested by the Commissionarate Police on Tuesday for killing a criminal and injuring his associate here in Salia Sahi, near Bhubaneswar after the duo attacked some of them for complaining to the pol...

Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Arogya Fair at Bhubaneswar
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Report by Smaranika Nanda, Bhubaneswar: Showcasing different therapies encompassed in the gamut of alternative medicine, the Arogya Fair, jointly organised by the AYUSH, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and Department of Health and Family Welfare,...

Orissa media body demands criminal action against bank manager for physical assault on O.T.V. Journalist
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Bhubaneswar: The Media Unity for Freedom of Press, (MUFP) strongly condemns the physical assult by Sri Gour Prasad Das, manager of Cuttack Urban Co-operative Bank,of Jajpur, on Abhay Pati, Reporter of OTV, while covering the Vigilance raid on his house on 20th February, ...

Orissa Government provides land patta to 1,32,700 families as per Forest
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Report by Orissadiary correspondent; Bhubaneswar: Till date the state government has provided land patta to one lakh 32 thousand 7 hundred families as per Forest Right Act 2006. As per the information of the State Scheduled caste - tribal and Backward department 3 lak...

Orissa Government to construct 478 more hostels for students of Maoists prone districts
Monday, February 22, 2010
Report by Dipti Ranjan Kanungo; Bhubaneswar Atleast 478 more hostels will be constructed for the students of the Maoists prone districts in the state. The Centre government has sanctioned Rs 198 crore special grant in aid for the same.

Atleast 478 more hostels will be co...

Centre approves proposal of Orissa government for construction of six over bridges
Monday, February 22, 2010
Report by Orissadiary correspondent; Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved the proposal of the state government for construction of six over bridges in the state. Out of total six places , three in Bhubaneswar. These places are Saheednagar, VSS Nagar and near Lingaraj Station. ...

Seminar, remedial teaching classes to be compulsory in all high school of Orissa – says minister
Monday, February 22, 2010
Report by Amarnath Parida; Jagatsinghpur: Seminar and remedial teaching classes will introduced in high school level to clear the doubts on science and other subjects of students – said school and mass education minister Mr Pratap Jena during attending closing ceremony of Nalib...

Upcoming private ports in Orissa to affect business of Paradip Port
Monday, February 22, 2010

Report by Amarnath Parida; Paradip (Odisha): The upcoming private ports would affect the cargo operation of Paradip Port in which Paradeep Port Trust is not only to lose its business in future but creating doubt to face stiff competition with other mega private ports in Paradip <...

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wishes Indian hockey team to win World cup trophy
Monday, February 22, 2010
Report by Rashmi r Parida; Puri (Orissa): Hockey World cup will start from 28th Feb at New Delhi. Now Puri beach of Orissa is crowded to see the sandy World cup trophy and wishing Indian team.

Today International sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wishing Indian hockey team th...

Orissa Police launches campaign to capture most wanted Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda
Monday, February 22, 2010
Report by Dipti Ranjan Kanungo; Bhubaneswar: Orissa Police has pasted posters displaying the photograph of Most wanted Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, in three districts . i.e. Gajapati, Ganjam and Kandhamal districts . Identity of those providing any informa...

Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik’s grievance cell to go online soon
Monday, February 22, 2010
Report by Orissadiary correspondent; Bhubaneswar: The grievance cell of the Chief Minister is now being hi-tech. The Chief Minister will hear the grievances of the peoples on line. The grievance of the people will be sent through E-Mail to the Chief Minister. The grievances will be ...

Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik visits in Jajpur, Balesore, inaugurates several projects
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Balasore: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today visits Jajpur, Balesore districts and inaugurates several projects. He inaugurates Bahgabanpur-Nalakul bridge over Kelua River in Dharmasala constituency. Chief minister also laid the foundation stone of the proposed center of the fire b...

Orissa Governor M C Bhandare says education a powerful weapon to eradicate poverty
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Report by Kahnu Nanda; Jagatsinghpur: Addressing golden jubilee function of the Nalibar high school six km away from here on Saturday evening governor M C Bhandare called upon students ‘ education is the powerful weapon to eradicate poverty in country and stressed to uphold the age ...