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City to get modern disaster mgmt centre

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to enhance disaster management capabilities, the state government has decided to construct a state-of-the-art disaster management building at a cost of Rs 300 crore in the City, with work to be completed in two years. This was revealed by Revenue...

Odisha Assembly

BJD’s plea to Speaker for paddy procurement

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD member Prasanna Acharya Friday urged Speaker Surama Padhy to direct the government to initiate steps for procurement of Karif paddy at the earliest. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Acharaya wanted the Speaker to direct the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister...

Rapes down by 3.3%, Law Min tells House after Oppn furore

Bhubaneswar: Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday strongly defended the state government’s record on women’s safety while replying to an adjournment motion moved in the Assembly regarding the alleged abuse of three minor girls in MV-72 village under Kalimela block of Malkangiri district. The motion was...

NIA

Bomb attack near KV-3 triggers panic in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A bomb attack outside Kendriya Vidyalaya-3 (KV-3) in the Gadakana area triggered panic in the state capital Friday. Police said unidentified miscreants hurled crude bombs near the school around 8 a.m. No injuries or property damage were reported. Mancheswar police reached the spot and...

 

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