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Odisha signs 6 MoUs to strengthen agriculture sector

Odisha signs 6 farm sector MoUs with Posts, ICRISAT and MSSRF

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday signed six MoUs with various organisations to strengthen digital agriculture, climate resilience and farmer livelihoods, officials said. The Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment Department signed an MoU with the Department of Posts, Odisha Circle, four agreements with ICRISAT an international, non-profit...

Odisha rain alert: IMD warns 21 districts of heavy rain

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to witness heavy rainfall in several areas Friday, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange warning for Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj and yellow warning for 19 other districts. The weather alert comes amid an active cyclonic...

Subhadra Yojana

Over 1.03 crore women to receive Subhadra instalment today

Bhubaneswar: More than 1.03 crore eligible women beneficiaries under Subhadra scheme will receive the fifth instalment Friday. A 1,03,26,162 beneficiaries are eligible to receive Rs 5,000 each through direct benefit transfer (DBT), involving a total transfer of more than Rs 5,160 crore, an official said....

Orissa HC

Week after retirement, Khurania gets HC contempt notice

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has issued a contempt notice to retired DGP Y B Khurania for his alleged “deliberate disobedience” in honouring an order and submitting a misleading affidavit regarding the reinstatement of a police sub-inspector (SI). Issuing the notice a week after Khurania...

Lenin Mohanty

BJD questions biometric attendance in colleges amid infra deficiencies

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday questioned the state government’s decision to introduce biometric attendance for college students, saying it should first address the basic deficiencies plaguing higher education. BJD spokesperson and media coordinator Lenin Mohanty said the proposal was misplaced at a...

 

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