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Director General of Police reviewed the security measures to be taken at the Gurupriya bridge

Malkangiri:19/7/18; Director General of Police (DGP) RP Sharma on Thursday visited Malkangiri district and reviewed the security measures to be taken at the Gurupriya bridge, which is likely to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik soon. Several other police officials including intelligence IG Sunil Ray, RP Koche IG (operations), IG Ghanshyam Upadhyay and Malkangiri SP Jagmohan Meena were also ...

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Madhu Sudan Padhi has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Governor

Bhubaneswar: 19/7/18:Odisha government on Thursday effected a minor reshuffle in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre, changing the positions of three senior officials. CJ Venugopal, who is currently serving as the Principal Secretary to the Governor, has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to Electronic and Information Technology (E&IT) department of the state governrment. Similarly, Madhu Sudan Padhi, a 1991 ...

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Biju Janata Dal has not decided whether to support or go against the no-confidence motion

New Delhi:19/7/18; The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has not arrived at a consensus on the no-confidence motion moved by Congress and other opposition parties against the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and will take a stand on it on the spot, informed Prasanna Patasani after a meeting of the BJD MPs here. While the BJD has not decided whether ...

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A pall of gloom descended in Rahanja after five schoolchildren were killed

Bhadrak:19/7/18: A pall of gloom descended in Rahanja area of Bhadrak district after five schoolchildren were killed and nine others injured in a road accident on Thursday. A speeding truck ran over the students while returning back home from school. The enraged locals later indulged in violence and staged a road blockade setting the vehicle on fire. The police reached ...

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Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepted BJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda’s resignation

Newdelhi:19/7/18; A day before the Parliament is set to take up the Opposition sponsored no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan accepted BJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda’s resignation. Panda, who represented the Kendrapara constituency, had resigned on June 12. He met Mahajan yesterday and requested her to accept his resignation. Later he tweeted about his meeting ...

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MoU signed between CSIR-NPL and HPCL for indigenous Development

Newdelhi:19/7/18;CSIR- National Physical laboratory (NPL) has signed a MoU with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for indigenous development of petroleum certified reference materials (CRMs) under trade name of Bhartiya Niredeshak Dravyas (BNDTM). This will not only ensure maintaining highest  standard quality ecosystem for petroleum products used by all stakeholders including common man but also will save vital foreign exchange through import substitution for ...

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Water storage level of 91 major reservoirs of the country goes up by eight percent

Newdelhi:19/7/18;The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on July 19, 2018 was 52.355 BCM which is 32% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 24% for the week ending on July 12, 2018. The level of water storage in the week ending on July 19, 2018 was 125% of the storage of corresponding period ...

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Maintenance Command Annual Aerospace Safety Council Meeting at 7 Brd Air Force Station

Tughlakabad:19/7/18;Maintenance Command, Indian Air Force organized its Annual Aerospace Safety Council Meeting on 19 Jul 18 at 7 Base Repair Depot, Air Force Station Tughlakabad. The meeting was attended by 100 Officers and 50 Airmen. The event was inaugurated by Air Marshal  Hemant Sharma Ati Vishisht  Seva Medal, Vishisht  Seva Medal, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief  Maintenance Command  Indian Air Force.  Besides ...

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PM interacts with beneficiaries of Rural Electrification and Saubhagya Schemes acrossthe country through video bridge

Newdelhi:19/7/18;The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, todayinteracted with citizens fromvillages across the country which has been electrified since 2014. The interaction covered the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ scheme, through video bridge. This is the tenth interaction in the series by the Prime Minister through video conference with the beneficiaries of various Government schemes. ...

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Save Urbanites through Better Management of Solid Wastes and Sewage

  Prof.Dr. P. K. Jena   (Former Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India) The urban India is growing fast mainly due to rapid industrialization and creation of various commercial activities. At the same time, the solid wastes and sewage are also being generated increasingly in these areas and the authorities are paying little importance for their proper ...

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