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Odisha Cabinet approved Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System in Bijepur

Bhubaneswar:23/10/17:Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik approved Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System in Bijepur. First of its kind in India, the project will be built at ₹1246.56 crores and completed in five years. It will provide irrigation to rainfed and drought prone areas of about 25,600 hectares in Bijepur, Sohela and Barpali blocks of Bargarh district. It will ensure ...

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Gagan Behari Panigrahi second collection of poems “Pratichhabi” came out

Bhubaneswar:22/10/17:Gagan Behari Panigrahi second collection of poems came out in the form of a book titled “Pratichhabi” (Reflection). The award winning movie maker, art and literature lover and successful business person Mr Akshay Kumar Parija has published the book under the banner Akshay Kumar Parija Publication. Noted writer Dash Benhur has written the preface for the book. The book was inaugurated ...

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaikinaugurated several projects in Rourkela

ha  CM touched down at Rourkela at around 10.40 am and then proceeded to Kutra by helicopter, where he was honoured by the Catholi9c Education Society of Sundergarh for being the best administrator. Besides, there he also laid the foundation stone for a mini hockey stadium and ITI for Kutra and Koira. There the BJD workers were not allowed into the small meeting ...

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Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the “Run for Martyrs” half marathon at the Kalinga Stadium

Bhubaneswar:22/10/17:Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said the “Run for Martyrs” half marathon organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) is a unique way to pay a rich tribute to the martyrs. Pradhan flagged off the “Run for Martyrs” half marathon at the Kalinga Stadium here. “The marathon demonstrates the spirit of the people and proves the respect they have towards ...

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Medical students of MKCG Medical College and Hospital staged dharna

Berhampur:22/10/17: Medical students of MKCG Medical College and Hospital staged dharna whole night in front of the college alleging ragging by their seniors. The second year students were allegedly tortured by senior students in the college campus and hostel. According to reports, a junior student after completing his first year at the MKCG Medical College was shifted to hostel where ...

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Mayor of Cupertino Savita Vaidhyanathan join in 45th Ekamra Walks

Bhubaneswar:22/10/17: From IT hotspot of US city Cupertino to Temple City the distance is over 800 miles, but after participating at the 45th Ekamra Walks, the only guided heritage walk of the city, Mayor of Cupertino Savita Vaidhyanathan today said that the warmth of the people and the rich cultural traditions and the beautiful monuments in Old Town area with priceless art ...

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Poitician kusti with Basti:Prakash Javadekar had his lunch in the house of a common man in Buddhanagar slum

Bhubaneswar:22/10/17; Carrying forward BJP’s the grass roots connect exercise, the union Human Resources Development minister Prakash Javadekar had his lunch in the house of a common man in Buddhanagar slum colony settlement in Bhubaneswar assembly constituency. Javadekar, who is on a visit to the state to mobilize the party cadres, dined today at the house of D. Laxmi. “I hail from ...

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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik made a whirlwind tour of the Sundargarh district and inaugurated several projects

Rourkela:22/10/17; Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, made a whirlwind tour of the Sundargarh  district and inaugurated several projects besides, participating in four ‘sambardhana’ functions organized by different minority religious groups. Pattnaik here inaugurated the Modernisation of Rourkela Drinking Water project along with the 100 bedded Mother and Chilod Hospital here. Besides, he also inaugurated the e-library, which is coming up near the ...

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PM inaugurates Phase 1 of RO RO Ferry Service between Ghogha and Dahej, travels in maiden voyage of the service 

  Gujarat:22/10/17:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today inaugurated Phase 1 of the RO RO (Roll on, Roll off) ferry service between Ghogha and Dahej. This ferry service shall reduce the travel time between Ghogha in Saurashtra, and Dahej in South Gujarat, from about seven or eight hours, to just over an hour. Phase 1, inaugurated today, enables passenger movement. ...

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Himachal CM confident of winning state polls

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh):21/10/17; Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday dismissed rumours of him being unsure of winning the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls. Singh said Congress will reclaim victory in the upcoming state polls.”I have chosen a tough seat for myself. Congress has not won from Arki in the past four years,” Virbhadra Singh told media here in Dharamshala, and ...

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