Reconfigurations in Congress's organisation likely
Sonia Gandhi thinks that when Rahul Gandhi officially takes charge as the Congress president, only then will he be taken seriously against Narendra Modi. Presently, there is more focus on Nitish Kumar and Arvind Kejriwal in comparison to Rahul. But, it is also being said that Rahul is still hesitant Party...
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Remembering Gandhi
31 January 2016 | Pramod Pathak -
loud silence over Hindu boy burned alive
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lit fests allow civilised debate
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State Budget likely after Union Budget
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Research-based Odia Varsity to come up
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'Special budget for Pani Panchayats'
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Centre approves 29 IUCAWs
31 January 2016 | PNS
No social audit in MGNREGA: OHRC seeks report from Govt
The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the Panchayati Raj Department for a report over absence of social audit system in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the State. The OHRC direction came as the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) transferred a petition filed by Angul-based...
Design Carnival, Building Expo launched
The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Odisha Chapter launched its three-day 9th annual event “Design Carnival and Building Expo 2016” with a theme “Urban Rejuvenation” at the Janata Maian here on Friday. The expo inaugurated by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department Secretary Madhusudan Padhi witnessed a large gathering of architects,...
Coal Secy lays stone for 10-MTPY washery
Union Coal Secretary Anil Swarup, who is on a three-day Odisha tour, laid the foundation-stone of a 10-million-tonne-per-year-capacity coal washery of the Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl) in Jharsuguda on Saturday. Swarup arrived at Jharsuguda for coalfields visit on the second day of his tour to the State along with MCl Chairman-cum-Managing...
Ganjam CDPO caught taking bribe by Vig
Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Bhagabati Guru of Jagannathprasad block in Ganjam district was caught by Vigilance officers on Saturday while she was demanding and accepting bribe of `28,000 from one Puja Rani Pradhan of Charikonia village in Ganjam district. The CDPO had demanded the bribe from Pradhan for appointing the...
Tension at MKCG as students assault scribe
Tension ran high at the MKCG Medical College here late on Friday night as a photojournalist, Sunil Sahu, was assaulted by some students of the medical college. Sources said two serious patients had come to the hospital in the night. The students in inebriated conditions abused the attendants of the patients...
'Revise retirement benefits before 7th Pay Commission'
The 35th annual meeting of the Ganjam District Retired Government Employees’ Association (GDRGEA) was held here on Friday. Association working president EKB Patra presided over the meeting, where Higher Education Minister Pradeep Panigrahi was the chief guest. The Minister said the State Government is aware of the problems of its retired...
SP begins campaign against BSP
Even as the UP assembly polls are a year away, the ruling SP has stepped up its campaign against arch rival Bahujan Samaj Party. The SP alleged with the pollls nearing, the BSP is desperately searching for a new mascot to win the support of Muslims and Dalits. “During her days...
