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Chief secretary calls for ‘Drug-Free Odisha’

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg Tuesday called for the need for coordinated and sustained efforts by all stakeholders to eliminate the drug menace in the state. Garg chaired the seventh meeting of the State-Level Narcotics Coordination Centre (NCORD) which was held at Lok Seva Bhawan...

CAG questions Rs 8.62Cr arms procurement sans trained personnel

Bhubaneswar: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised serious concerns over the Forest, Environment and Climate Change department’s procurement of firearms and ammunition worth Rs 8.62 crore despite the absence of adequately trained personnel to operate them. The issue surfaced during a review conducted...

Southwest monsoon

Southwest monsoon covers entire Odisha: IMD

Bhubaneswar: The Southwest monsoon covered the whole of Odisha Tuesday, as rain lashed several districts, IMD said. The southwest monsoon, which entered Odisha June 12, has covered all 30 districts of Odisha June 23, said Sanjeev Dwivedi, a weather scientist of IMD's Bhubaneswar centre. With...

Padma Shri award

Three Odias receive Padma Shri

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Three eminent personalities from Odisha have been conferred with the Padma Shri for their outstanding contributions to literature, education and traditional arts, bringing national recognition to the state. Veteran folk artist Simanchal Patro of Ganjam received the Padma Shri Award for his efforts...

Arrest

One more held in connection with GRP constable lynching case

Bhubaneswar: One more person was arrested Tuesday in connection with the lynching of a GRP constable in Odisha, taking the total number of apprehended people in this connection to 19, police said. Government Railway Police (GRP) constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was allegedly tied to a...

 

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