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Odisha CM presents state film awards for 2023, 2024

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday presented various state film awards for the year 2023 and 2024 to the winners in Bhubaneswar at a special programme. CM Majhi conferred a total of 31 awards in various categories for each of the two years,...

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Senior journalist Sarat Chandra Dash dies at 83

Bhubaneswar: Senior journalist Sarat Chandra Dash died at a private hospital Friday, family sources said. He was 83 and is survived by two sons and two daughters. Dash, the former Odisha bureau chief of the Press Trust of India (PTI), had been suffering from prostate-related...

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Odisha Police busts inter-state cannabis smuggling racket, arrests four

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Friday arrested four persons, including the kingpin of an inter-state cannabis smuggling racket, in Nayagarh district after a month-long intelligence-driven operation, officials said. The arrested persons have been identified as Durbasa Sahu (46), the alleged mastermind, Subudhi Sahu (40), Arun Kumar Rana...

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Odisha suspends four senior officials over textbook errors

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday suspended four senior officials over errors found in school textbooks and initiated disciplinary proceedings against six assistant directors. The action was taken based on the report submitted by a high-level inquiry committee headed by Development Commissioner DK Singh. According to the...

Odisha Assembly Speaker forms standing committees, PAC

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Friday, constituted the Standing Committees and Public Accounts Committee (PAC), assigning chairperson responsibilities to legislators across party lines. More than 35 Assembly committees, including PAC, and 10 Standing Committees have been formed. Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik has been...

School textbook errors: Panel submits report to Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar: A three-member committee probing errors in Odisha school textbooks has submitted its report to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, paving the way for possible action against officials responsible for the lapses. Headed by the Development Commissioner Deo Ranjan Kumar Singh, the panel submitted its...

Govt for stronger fire safety measures in hospitals

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling has directed officials to strengthen fire safety systems across all government medical colleges, hospitals, district headquarters hospitals, and other healthcare institutions in the state. Chairing a high-level fire safety review meeting held at Lok Seva Bhavan...

 

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