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Bhubaneswar wins two awards in smart city contest
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 26 (ANI): As India celebrated the sixth anniversary of the Smart Cities Mission on Friday, Bhubaneswar bagged two more awards in the India Smart City Awards Contest (IASC) organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
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DRDO successfully test-fires indigenously-developed rockets off Odisha coa
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New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday announced that it has successfully test-fired enhanced range versions of indigenously developed Pinaka rockets and 122mm Caliber Rockets from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) at Integrat
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Odisha State Board declares class 10 exam results
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): Odisha's Board of Secondary Education (BSE) on Friday declared results of Class 10 for the academic year 2020-21, by adopting the alternative method of assessment, as the examination was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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One held with brown sugar in Odisha's Balasore
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Balasore (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch police have seized over 2 kg of brown sugar and arrested one person during a raid against the illegal trade of narcotic drugs at Basta of Balasore district on Thursday.
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Odisha govt directs urban local bodies to spend 25% of budget on slum deve
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): The Odisha government on Thursday directed all urban local bodies (ULBs) to spend 25 percent of their budgetary allocation on the development of slum areas.
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Odisha govt to launch Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine under universal immun
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): The Odisha Government on Thursday said that it will launch Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under the universal immunisation programme on June 30.
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CM Naveen Patnaik lays foundation stone for Liquid Medical Oxygen, PSA pla
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Liquid Medical Oxygen and PSA Plant in eight districts of the state through video conferencing. These districts are Bargarh, Ganjam, Jajpur, Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Keon
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Need to monitor any vaccine-escaping COVID-19 variants, says ICMR study in
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New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The result of a preliminary study conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) scientists on 274 samples of breakthrough infections in Odisha has highlighted the need to monitor the emergence of any vaccine-escaping variants.
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Odisha youth makes miniature statue of 'Gajanana Besha of Lord Jagannath'
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Puri (Odisha) [India], June 24 (ANI): As Odisha prepares for the Snana Purnima at Jagannath temple, a youth from Puri, Biswajit Nayak made a miniature statue of the 'Gajanana Besha of Lord Jagannath', using 1475 ice cream sticks.
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Odisha govt joins hands with UN WFP to empower, support women through SHGs
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New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar [India], June 24 (ANI): The government of Odisha and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have joined hands to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood initiatives, reaching thousands of state-supported Women's Self-Help G
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Odisha: Jagannath Temple in Puri illuminated ahead of Snana Purnima
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Puri (Odisha) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri was illuminated on Wednesday evening ahead of the Snana Purnima. The gates of the 11th century temple will open on June 25 after several weeks of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trafficked woman rescued from Odisha's Jajpur, 2 held
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Jajpur (Odisha) [India], June 23 (ANI): A woman, who was allegedly forced into prostitution in Kolkata, was rescued from Odisha's Jajpur district on Tuesday.
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