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Patnaik urges Centre to allow Odisha avail WB, ADB loans

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 15:42

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday wrote to Union Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari seeking inclusion of the state for financial aid from World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and others to ensure safe drinking water for all.

GP technical assistant arrested for demanding bribe

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 15:26

A gram panchayat technical assistant (GPTA) and her husband were arrested and produced in Jeypore special vigilance court for allegedly demanding Rs 34,000 as bribe.

Odisha schools with less than five students to close

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 14:12

At least 10 primary and upper primary schools in Odisha`s Ganjam district with a student strength of less than five will be closed down.

Tribal woman shot dead by unidentified assailants in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 16:20

A tribal woman was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Odisha`s Mayurbhanj district today, police said here.

30 girls rescued from traffickers in Odisha

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2014, 14:32

s many as 30 girls, including minors, have been rescued from the clutches of traffickers in Odisha`s Ganjam and Kandhamal districts, police said on Sunday.

Body of suspected rape victim found in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 20:37

The body of a suspected rape victim with her legs tied with clothes and head covered with grass was recovered from Balisahi in Ganjam district, police said on Saturday.

Odisha plans Metro, signs contract for DPR preparation

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 16:11

Odisha government Saturday signed an agreement for preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) for the metro rail services between Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.

Teenaged girl gang-raped, killed in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 13:11

A 17-year-old girl was gang-raped and murdered in Odisha`s Ganjam district, police said Saturday.

Congress accuses Odisha CM of shielding land grabbers; govt orders probe

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 22:25

Opposition Congress accused Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of shielding BJD leaders who allegedly grabbed above 100 acre of forest land on the outskirt of the state capital even as the Odisha government ordered a joint probe into the alleged land scam.

Over hundred students from Odisha cheated by private institute

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 14:19

As many as 114 students, who had enrolled themselves in a private institute here for distance Bachelor in Education course, are now stranded in Andhra Pradesh as they were disallowed to sit for an examination following alleged irregularities by the institute.