E-cigarettes, e-hookah banned in State
The State Government has now banned e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) like e-Sheesha, e-hookah and heat-not-burn tobacco device. The Government issued a notification
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Green towers to house Govt offices in Bhubaneswar
While a green building concept is catching up in the country in a big way, the Odisha Government is making a move to erect eco-friendly towers in the capital city Bhubaneswar, which would house various
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Odisha second among 14 poor States
State’s poverty reduction rate ‘impressive’: OES Odisha stands second among the 14 States in the country with highest incidence of poverty after Bihar. While Bihar topped the list with registering highest
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Mere 7% tribals use toilets in Odisha
While the Union Government led by Naredra Modi has embarked upon a target of setting up two lakh toilets for women in 5,000 villages under a Mahatma Gandhi Clean India Programme, use of toilets in Odisha
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Sea pollution rate alarming; let’s check it
Every year June 8 is observed as the World Ocean Day to underscore a need to protect the great body of salt water, which covers 70.78 per cent of the earth’s surface. Over two-thirds of the surface
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Mining lease renewal tough challenge for Govt
As legal complications galore After the judiciary pulled the State Government to act on disposal of mining lease renewal applications in Odisha, the Mines Department, which intentionally had kept the
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Petition to D’nal DM: Illegal mining persists in two villages
Residents of Kankaria gram panchayat in Dhenkanal district have alleged that illegal mining has been going on in over 30 acres of Government land at Kantamalia and Chotatentuli villages under Gondia Block
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Workers demand reopening of 26 closed mines
A large number of members of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), CPI(M)’s Bonai MLA Laxman Munda and State secretary Janardan Pati on Tuesday staged a demonstration here at Mahatma Gandhi Marg here
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UN body to launch zero hunger project in Odisha
Project soon for each to have access to sufficient food Odisha will soon launch a zero hunger challenge project in collaboration with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP). Chief Minister
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6.6 mn kids don’t live to see 5th birthday
The Child Health Now (CHN), Odisha on Monday organised a Mini Marathon from the Rupali Square to the IG Park to mark the Global Week of Action-Survive5. More than 500 people participated in the marathon
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Govt sets up panel for new industry policy
The State Government is all set to revise its Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) 2007 and is contemplating to put in place a more comprehensive IPR 2014 with provision of incentive packages for the upcoming