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3-day Nuakhai festival celebrated in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Sambalpur (Odisha) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Three-day Nuakhai festival was celebrated in Western Odisha on Monday. As a tradition, people worship deities as a mark of gratitude for bumper crop and good rain.
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Odisha allows visually impaired teachers to take online classes from their
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Odisha Government's Higher Education department has allowed visually impaired teachers to take online classes from their residence till COVID-19 situation normalizes.
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Odisha govt to reduce school syllabus in view of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The Odisha government is likely to announce a reduction in school syllabus for students for the academic year 2020-21 in the coming days, in view of COVID-19 pandemic, State School and Mass Education Minister, Sameer Ramjan Das said on Monday.
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Odisha's COVID-19 count reaches 81,479
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Odisha reported 2,949 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the state's count of positive cases to 81,479, informed the State's Information and Public Relations Department.
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Naxal carrying Rs 2 lakh reward surrenders in Odisha's Malkangiri
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Malkangiri (Odisha) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): A hardcore Naxal cadre carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head surrendered before the police in Odisha's Malkangiri on Sunday, Superintendent of Police, Rishikesh Khilari said.
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'Abhilash' a short film on lockdown from Odisha receives International Aw
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): A short film based on lockdown titled 'Abhilash' which sends out a message of awareness during the COVID-19 lockdown has bagged an International Award at the 'Bengal Lockdown online film Festival' in the Best Social Message Film category.
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Venkaiah Naidu, Chhattisgarh CM extend wishes to people on 'Nuakhai Juhar'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday extended wishes to the countrymen on the occasion of 'Nuakhai Juhar', which is one of the most ancient festivals celebrated in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and areas of neighbouring states to welcome the new crop of the seaso
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PM Modi extends greeting to farmers on 'Nuakhai Juhar', wishes for their '
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): On the occasion 'Nuakhai Juhar', which is one of the most ancient festivals celebrated in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and areas of neighbouring states to welcome the new crop of the season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his good wishes to the fa
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Odisha introduces scheme to promote bio-floc fish farming technology
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Fisheries and Animal Resources Department of the Odisha Government has rolled out a new scheme to promote intensive Aquaculture through bio-floc technology in fisheries.
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Moderate thunderstorm likely over parts of Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Prades
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning was very likely at isolated places over South Rajasthan, Bihar, West Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, and Jharkhand during next 24 hours.
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Odisha: Forest Dept to execute projects worth Rs 602 cr under MGNREGA in 2
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): During the financial year 2020-21, the Odisha Forest Department formulated forestry projects of Rs 602 crores which is duly approved by MGNREGA Convergence Committee.
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Odisha's Meera Parida thanks Centre for selection as member of National Co
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Meera Parida, one of 5 members of the National Council for Transgender Persons, constituted by the Centre on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Department of Social Justice on Saturday, for the initiative.
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