Tag: Odisha
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Stage set for annual Rath Yatra festival in Odisha
The stage is set for the annual Rath Yatra festival scheduled to be held in Odisha's pilgrim town Puri on Sunday. Thousands of devotees have already arrived in Puri while the district administration expects a congregation of around 10 lakh people during the festival. Three majestic chariots – Nandighosa (Lord Jagannath), Taladwaja (Balabhadra) and Darpadalan...
June 24, 2017 -
Immerse in the ‘pious vibration’ of Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra
Spread love, spread peace, spread happiness - the message of Lord Jagannath to all his disciples.
June 24, 2017 -
Odisha raises OSAF to deal with crisis situation
The Odisha government on Friday raised 'Odisha Swift Action Force' (OSAF), a special wing of police, to deal with serious law and order situation in the state. Three companies have been formed in the first phase, ready to be deployed at Lord Jagannth's Ratha Jatra on June 25. “We often depend on Union government for deployment...
June 23, 2017 -
Naveen urges Prabhu to run trains from Nayagarh town
The Odisha Chief Minister on Thursday urged the Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to run one Express train each to Howrah and Visakhapatnam from Nayagarh Town, a new station inaugurated this week. “It is suggested that Garib Rath Express that is plying between Bhubaneswar to Howrah may be considered for extension up to Nayagarh Town. “Similarly...
June 22, 2017 -
Indian Navy to train Odisha police on coastal security
The Indian Navy has agreed to impart training to Odisha police on coastal and maritime security from July this year, an official said. Altogether 50 state police personnel would be trained at INS Chilka in two batches starting from July, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Asit Kumar Tripathy said. Stating that the personnel deployed in marine...
June 22, 2017 -
International Yoga Day observed in Odisha
The International Yoga Day was enthusiastically observed across Odisha on Wednesday, with thousands taking part in several events. Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram participated in programmes at Bhubaneswar and Sundargarh respectively. "Exercise has its limitation to physical fitness. Whereas yoga takes it much further to mental and spiritual wellness," tweeted Pradhan. The day...
June 21, 2017 -
People’s governance
The Odisha Chief Minister’s presentation at a conference of District Collectors on Sunday might, on the face of it, sounded like the typical cache of homilies. But Naveen Patnaik’s initiative is critical not least because it comes in the aftermath of the ruling Biju Janata Dal’s defeat in the panchayat elections, and when the Bharatiya...
June 18, 2017 -
Odisha BJP holds protest against egg attacks on Union Ministers
The BJP's Odisha unit on Sunday held silent protest marches across the state against the egg attacks on several Union Ministers during their visits. Covering their mouths with black tapes, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders staged silent protest in all municipalities, notified area councils and zilla parishad zones of the state. "The frequent attacks on...
June 18, 2017 -
The last journey
Man's inhumanity to man is a recurrent theme not merely on celluloid, but even in Odisha and Bihar, two predominantly backward states in a still rather delusory Digital India. The National Human Rights Commission has cracked the whip on the Bihar government after a husband had no option but to carry the body of his...
June 17, 2017 -
BJP to protest against egg attacks on union ministers in Odisha
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said it will stage a silent protest across Odisha against the egg attacks on two union ministers during their visit to the state. "The party has decided to hold the silent protest on Sunday against the egg attacks and for demanding proper investigation into the gang rape and...
June 17, 2017 -
Daily wager’s son clears JEE (Advanced) in Odisha
A daily wager's son from a village in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district has cleared the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced), clinching 582 rank in the Scheduled Caste (SC) category. Bikash Das, who belongs to a family that comes below the poverty line, has secured 582 rank in the SC category, and is now eligible for a seat...
June 15, 2017 -
DHE Odisha Plus 2 Merit List 2017 released, check at dheodisha.gov.in
The Department of Higher Education (DHE), Odisha has released the first DHE Odisha Plus 2 Merit List 2017 for admission to junior colleges across the state. Students can find the merit list on the official website of DHE – dheodisha.gov.in. The Odisha Plus 2 Merit List 2017 is also available on the Student Academic Management...
June 13, 2017 -
Depression likely to trigger heavy rainfall in Odisha
A depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger heavy rainfall coupled with gusty surface wind in several areas of Odisha in the next 24 hours, met office said on Monday. The well marked low pressure formed yesterday concentrated into a depression and lay centered about 310 km east of Paradip over the...
June 12, 2017 -
Patnaik to seek BJD MP’s explanation over ‘thief’ remark
Odisha Chief Minister and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said an explanation will be sought from party MP Tathagata Satpathy for his 'thief' remark against the outgoing ministers. Patnaik, who took strong exception to Biju Janata Dal's Dhenkanal Lok Sabha MP Tathagata Satpathy's statement, also disapproved of the senior party leader's comments at a...
June 8, 2017 -
Orissa HC directs CBSE to re-evaluate answer scripts
In a relief to students, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the CBSE to re-evaluate answer scripts of those who moved the court alleging discrepancies in the class XII results. A single judge bench of Biswanath Rath also suggested the aggrieved students to apply for re-evaluation of their answer sheets by 2 pm tomorrowand asked the...
June 7, 2017 -
Fed up with militancy, Maoist couple surrenders in Odisha
A Maoist couple, involved in a number of crimes including murder and carrying rewards totalling Rs.9 lakh on their heads, surrendered before police in Malkangiri district on Wednesday to return to the mainstream as they were fed up with naxal activities. Rama Kawasi (38), involved in at least 29 cases of crimes including murder, and his wife...
June 7, 2017 -
Jails across Odisha raided
Raids were conducted on a large number of jails across Odisha on Sunday during which several objectionable materials and cash were seized by the police. "It was a state-wide operation during which police teams carried out raids on a large number of jails as part of a drive to unearth prohibited and dangerous items," said...
June 4, 2017