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Red alert in several districts of Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): A red alert was issued in several parts of Odisha from 8:30 am Thursday, including the districts of Sambalpur, Sonepur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Boudh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal and Mayurbhanj districts of th
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Odisha: Free uniforms, textbooks for class 9, 10 students in Keonjhar to r
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 22 (ANI): In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Keonjhar district administration of Odisha, has decided to provide free textbooks and uniforms along with mid-day meals to the students of class 9 and 10, studying in government and aided schools, from this acade
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Odisha gives Recognition to 888 new Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 10 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Tuesday added 888 new villages in and around Micro Project Areas, to the list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and set up three new Micro Projects at Dhenkanal, Jajpur and Keonjhar.
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Minimum wages to all MGNREGA workers in Odisha's Keonjhar
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 4 (ANI): In order to secure and enhance the livelihood of rural poor and returning migrant workers in the light of COVID-19 pandemic, District Mineral Foundation (DMF), Keonjhar has decided to provide 'minimum wages' to all MGNREGA workers in the distric
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Women SHGs in Odisha prepare masks for COVID-19 warriors
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Keonjhar (Odisha) [India], April 9 (ANI): Amid rising concerns over shortage of protective gear as the COVID-19 cases surge across the country, women Self Help Groups (SHG) under Mission Shakti and Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM) prepared face masks for police force, sanitation and frontlin
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JSW Steel declared as preferred bidder in auctions for Jajang iron ore blo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 24 (ANI): JSW Steel, the flagship business of 14 billion dollar JSW Group, said on Monday it has been declared as a preferred bidder for an iron ore mine in Odisha.
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JSPL begins transportation of iron ore from supplier's mine in Odisha
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) said on Tuesday it has started transportation of its already processed and royalty paid iron ore from Sarda Mines Pvt Ltd (SMPL) in district Keonjhar of Odisha after the Supreme Court's order issued last week.
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Odisha: IMD issues heavy rainfall warning for some districts
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a warning of heavy rainfall in some districts of the state in the wake of two cyclonic circulations over interior Odisha.
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Odisha: Herd of wild elephants wreaks havoc in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj/ Keonjhar (Odisha) Sept 22 (ANI): A herd of wild elephants have been wreaking havoc in Odisha's Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts causing 20 deaths and damage to several houses and crops in the past few months.
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Odisha: Railway tracks submerge in rain in Sambalpur
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Train services have been affected at several places of Odisha due to the heavy water flow on the tracks between Sambalpur-Titlagarh section. The train services will be resumed after water level will recede, an official said.
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This Odisha man lives atop tree to safeguard himself from wild elephants
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Keonjhar (Odisha) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): A resident of Kusumita village in Keonjhar district is staying atop a tree on a temporary structure to remain safe in the area filled with wild elephants.
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Odisha: "Mamata Ghara" creches fighting against malnutrition in Keonjhar
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Keonjhar (Odisha) [India], July 20 (ANI): Malnutrition is becoming one of the significant challenges in the mining-affected areas of Odisha. Taking a step forward to protect children from the same, the District Administration, Keonjhar is running creches named "Mamata Ghara" in remote and ne
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