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Odisha law minister releases SOP on bonded labour in Odia language

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the state government would ensure strict legal action against middlemen and agents involved in trafficking vulnerable people for bonded labour, Odisha's Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Thursday released the revised Central Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Bonded Labour in Odia language. Harichandan unveiled...

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Odisha medical PG exam paper leaked on social media during test

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Amid nationwide outrage over the NEET leak, a question paper of the Odisha medical PG examination was allegedly shared on social media during the test, officials said Thursday. Photographs of a question paper of the All Odisha Medical PG Examination was found forwarded on...

Minister Suresh Pujari conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas

Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected and waterlogged areas in Jajpur, Bhadrak, Baleshwar and Keonjhar districts. During the visit, the minister reviewed the ground situation in the affected regions, as well as the ongoing rescue and...

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Administration on high alert as Mahanadi water level rises

Bhubaneswar: Concerns over a possible flood situation have intensified in Odisha's coastal and low-lying areas as the water level of the Mahanadi river continues to rise following the phased release of water from the Hirakud Reservoir. Water Resources Department engineer-in-chief Dillip Kumar Rout said the...

Rs 3,384cr for high-speed broadband connectivity

Rs 3,384cr for high-speed broadband connectivity

Bhubaneswar, July 29: The Centre will invest more than Rs 3,384 crore to expand high-speed broadband connectivity across rural Odisha under the BharatNet Phase-III project, following the signing of two key Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) by the Odisha government Wednesday to strengthen the state’s digital...

Odisha Flood - Schools shut, officials' leave cancelled in Khordha

Schools shut, officials’ leave cancelled in Khordha

Bhubaneswar: Khordha district administration has intensified flood preparedness measures, ordering the closure of all schools and cancelling the leave of government officials as heavy rainfall and flood threats loom over parts of Odisha. All government and private primary, upper primary, high schools and higher secondary...

 

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