UGC for compulsory environment studies
Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities to make environment studies a compulsory subject for undergraduate students of all branches. According to the directive
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Odisha draws flak for failure to check dengue outbreak
Bhubaneswar: Union minister of state for health and family welfare, Faggan Singh Kulaste on Saturday criticized the Naveen Patnaik-led government for not doing enough to prevent dengue outbreak in the
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Lights fade out, villagers grope in the dark
Keonjhar: A cluster of tribal settlements in the remote hills of mineral-rich Keonjhar district saw light some years ago, thanks to the rural electrification drives of the state and the Centre. With these
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Twin city police to launch drive against honking soon
Bhubaneswar: An autorickshaw driver near the East Coast Railway (ECoR) headquarters here recently requested the driver of a car behind him not to honk unnecessarily. The request fell on deaf ears. Even
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Sunabeda, Debrigarh to be eco-sensitive zones soon
Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved the state government's proposal to declare boundary periphery areas of Sunabeda and Debrigarh wildlife sanctuaries as eco-sensitive zones (ESZ). Official sources said
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Odisha asks Centre to revise coal royalty sans delay
Batting for the coal bearing states, Odisha government today asked the Centre to revise the coal royalty without further delay besides share in the Clean Environment Cess. "You would appriciate that
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Dengue returns to state; Barbil reports 117 cases
Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: Dengue has returned to the state with at least 225 people testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease in the three districts of Keonjhar, Cuttack and Bhadrak. More than 150 cases
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Centre asks state govt to expedite mining auction process
Bhubaneswar The Centre on Thursday asked the state government to expedite the process of auctioning mines as Odisha is far behind other mineral-bearing states. "We have asked the state government to
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Aluminium council to come up in country
Bhubaneswar: The Centre on Thursday announced to set up an Aluminium Development Council along the lines of Steel Development Council to address various issues of the aluminium industry such as effect
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Koraput bans water pouches, polythene at chariot festival
Koraput: The Koraput district administration has decided to ban the use of water pouches and polythene carry bags of thickness less than 40 microns during the car festival in the town. Thousands of people,
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Jaundice cases increasing in city
BHUBANESWAR: Jaundice cases in Jadupur and Begunia villages of Ward 64 under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) touched 97 including seven new cases reported on Thursday. Additional district medical