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Newdelhi:25/8/17:Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Union Minister Smriti Irani took oath as Rajya Sabha MPs, in Delhi, on Friday.Chairman, M. Venkaiah Naidu, administered the oath of secrecy to both the BJP leaders.   This is Amit Shah’s debut in the Parliament and was elected to the Upper House from Gujarat earlier this month. Shah has been a ...

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Bhubaneswar,25/8/17: The Odisha governemnt today unveiled a statue of Sanjukta Panigrahi on her 74th Birth anniversary as a mark of respect to the state’s foremost exponents of Odissi dance. Odisha’s Culture Minister A C Panda unveiled the statue in the premises of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centr here. Sanjukta Panigrahi (1944-1997) started dancing at the tender age of four and ...

Bhubaneswar24/8/17. Odisha police has asked all district police authorities to remove from social media the ‘Blue Whale Challenge’, an online game which allegedly claimed several lives of children in the country. “You are requested to take steps to ensure that such links of the deadly game in its own name or any similar game is immediately removed from the social media ...

Cuttack:24/8/17: Former Team India opening batsman Shiv Sundar Das has been appointed as the coach of the Odisha cricket team, informed Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) today. Das has replaced former Team India fast bowler Debasish Mohanty as the coach. Mohanty was serving as the coach of the Odisha cricket team since January 2011 succeeding Australia’s Michael Bevan. Debasish had earlier expressed ...

Bhubaneswar:24/8/17:  Attending a programme of Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL),Naveen Patnaik congratulated the Energy department and officials for their diligent efforts in promoting rooftop solar power in Odisha. The rooftop solar project, which was launched by CM Patnaik on Wednesday, will be replicated in 15 other towns. Addressing the newly appointed employees at the function, Patnaik hailed OPTCL for ...

Bhubaneswar:24/8/17; Ola and Uber today announced their partnership with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to provide services in five airports of India, including Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Odisha capital. The services will be available at Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow and Bhubaneswar airports. The alliance will bring facility for air passengers to book a cab through the booking ...

Bhubaneswar:24/8/17:: The Odisha government has decided to make helmet wearing mandatory for pillion riders on two-wheelers. Chief Secretary AP Padhi announced about the new regulations through video conferencing at the State Secretariat today. Pillion riders not wearing helmets will be fined. Besides, police stations across the state will be given the power of MVI under which police officials of ASI ...

  Bhubaneswar:24/8/17; Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched grid connected rooftop solar projects in Odisha. A web platform www.rtsodisha.gov.in was also launched to help project stakeholders interact with consumers and provide services. Under the programme, consumers can install small solar plants on their rooftops and consume the generated solar power during day time. Excess power can be exported to the ...

  Bhubaneswar24/8/17:. In an attempt create adequate tourism infrastructure and to woo both domestic and international tourists, Odisha in association with Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)  will organize a three-day Odisha Travel Bazaar (OTB) from October 15. The basic objective of Odisha Tourism is to create adequate infrastructure within the state, attract more tourists and lengthen their stay in ...