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Bhitarkanika National Park saw a drastic decline of birds this year,

Kendrapara :(ONT Bureaue) 16/1/17:The world famous Bhitarkanika National Park saw a drastic decline of birds this year, the authorities informed after a one day avian head counting programme. As per reports, about 76,268 birds including 109 migratory species have nested in the national park this year. While last year the bird count stood at 1, 06,356 this year the population ...

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Lord Jagannath carved in Siberi ice

Russian devotees of Lord Jagannath are known for their sincere devotion which is now evident in Siberia. This time they have come up with a heart touching expression of love for their revered deity. Followers in Russia have carved a huge idol of the trio of Puri Jagannath temple – Lord Jagannath, Subhadra and Balabhadra made completely out of ice ...

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Swachh Bharat Mission: The Road Ahead

Umakant Lakhera Two incidents from the South African years of Mahatma Gandhi stand out distinctly. The first is the worst kind of racial discrimination that he suffered on the first class compartment of a train. He was heckled and thrown out of the train by a snobbish European at Pietermaritzburg station. The second is related to cleanliness and sanitation. When ...

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Cuttack: Barabati stadium is all set to host the second ODI

Cuttack:11/1/17(ONT Bureau) Barabati stadium is all set to host the second ODI between India and England on January 19 for which tickets will be sold at the stadium counters on January 16 and 17. Review meetings were held on Monday and Tuesday regarding preparation. On Tuesday, Central Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) AB Ota reviewed the preparation of the stadium. “The ...

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Unidentified assailants hurled bombs in Aiginia

Bhubaneswar:11/1/17(ONT Bureaue): In a shocking incident some unidentified assailants hurled bombs in Aiginia area of city here on Tuesday evening, sources said. As per information some miscreants pelted crude bombs at a potato godown in Aiginia area and fled. Huge explosion was reported as locals rushed to the spot. So far as there have been no reports of any casualties ...

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Braveheart Chinmayee Bhuyan awarded.

Bhubaneswar:11/1/17(ONT Bureaue)Odisha Police celebrated its 9th Raising Day today , Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Many police officers were awarded on the occasion. Braveheart Chinmayee Bhuyan, a karate student from city based Utkal Karate School, who had caught chain snatchers and fought with them in September last year was also awarded. A number ...

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Awesome Ground Realities and the Dream of Literature

Sitakant Mahapatra For some years now the world is facing the nightmare of terror almost on a continuous basis. Terror is spreading its wings almost all over the world. Gone are the days when terror and violence were occasional aberrations and human society lived in peace and mutual fellow-feeling. Today the news of terror-strikes and deaths seems to have become ...

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Executive director (Works) of Rourkela Steel Plant in CBI net

. Rourkela: ONT Bureaue:10/1/17:A team of CBI on Tuesday examined the bank account details and locker of arrested B.P.Verma, executive director (Works) of Rourkela Steel Plant, here. Verma was arrested on Monday for allegedly accepting the bribe from a representative of Vesuvius India Ltd. Binay Kumar Singh, the representative, was also arrested from Bokaro. During the raid of Verma’s house, ...

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Babushan upcoming film: ‘Suna Pila Tike Screw Dhila”.

Bhubaneswar(ONT Bureaue)10/1/17:Babushan Mohanty who had started his film career with Brajaraj movies now entered into film production. Babushan has revealed the name of the film ‘Suna Pila Tike Screw Dhila”. It will be the first movie to be made under the banner of Babushan Productions and directed by Choregrapher cum director Sudhakar Basant. Abhijit Majumdar is the music director of ...

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Samajbadi Party united, AKHILESH wiil beCM candidate

Tuesday, 10 January 2017 |ONT Bureau : | New Delhi In yet another twist in the Samajwadi Party’s internecine war on Monday, party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav said that Akhilesh Yadav would be the chief ministerial face of the party in the forthcoming Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. The late night announcement came hours after Mulayam met officials of the ...

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