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 Surya Kiran squadron to display aerobatic skills at Cuttack, Bhubaneswar |
| The Indian Air Force (IAF) has agreed to showcase aerobatics demonstration by a Surya Kiran squadron in Odisha. For the first time, people of the State will not only see the aerobatics for a day, they would watch it for consecutive days. |
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| Mining scam: Vigilance summons RBTL’s owner |
| The State Vigilance has summoned the owner of the Ram Bahadur Thakur Limited (RBTL) to appear for interrogation in connection with the multi-crore mining scam. |
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| ATM scam accused forwarded to court |
| In connection with the multi-crore ATM scam, the Balasore police on Saturday forwarded the five accused including three foreign nationals to the court .The forwarded are CMS staff Pradip Nayak, Jagannath Tripathy and three foreigners stated to be Nigerians |
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| Barchana leader Janmejaya joins Congress |
| Youth leader of Barchana in Jajpur district Janmejaya Lenka formally joined the Congress after the approval of PCC president KP Singh Deo at the PCC office here on Saturday. Senior party leader Gurupada Nanda announced the joining of Lenka at a Press meet. |
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| Sand artist urges youth to work for world peace |
| Eminent sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik has urged the youth to work for world peace by creating a sand sculpture of Swami Vivekananda with the message ‘Youth Call for Peace’ at the Exhibition Grounds on the occasion of the 15th National Youth Festival which was inaugurated recently by the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, MS Gill. The inspiring sand art will be displayed till January 12 coinciding with the 148th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. |
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| Guru Pranam Mahostav held in city |
| The Swami Dayanand Services, a sister concern of the Arya Samaj Mission, celebrated its 10th Guru Pranam Mahotsav here. Former Speaker of the State Assembly Sarat Kumar Kar presided over the function, while Soumya Ranjan Patnaik inaugurated the function. |
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| Buddhist monastery Mahavihar ready for inauguration on Jan 12 |
| The much-awaited Padmasambhava Mahavihar here is all set to be opened by His Holiness Dalai Lama on January 12 in the presence of monks, devotees and disciples. The Tibetan spiritual leader is arriving in Odisha on January 11 on a four-day visit. |
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| Youth Fest continues to enthrall on second day |
| In a bid to evoke the sense of unity in diversity, the second day celebrations of 15th National Youth Festival, 2010 on Saturday presented a bouquet of cultural events denoting the inherent strength of Indian youth. |
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| Cong to oppose power tariff hike |
| The BJD Government which is in power for the last 10 years took the people of the State for a ride and trumpeted that Odisha is a power-surplus State but now it is saying that there is shortage of power in the State, said the Congress. |
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| Army recruitment in W Odisha from Jan 18 |
| Recruitment of Army personnel in western Odisha would be held from January 18 to January 23. The recruitment rally was postponed in November 2009 due to law and order situation. No corruption or interference in the recruitment process would be tolerated. Army intelligence personnel have already been deployed in the district to prevent incidents of unscrupulous persons luring, harassing or exploiting candidates in the name of providing job in Army, announced Colonel Naveen Jha, while speaking to media persons here on Saturday. |
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| CM wants status report on Posco, Mittal projects |
| State Government officials are now busy gathering information on the progress of all mega steel projects, including those of Posco and ArcelorMittal. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked the officials to get ready by Monday with the status report of all these greenfield projects. |
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| Agro-industry SEZ at Aska proposed |
| The Southern Odisha Development Council has proposed for establishment of a special agro-industry economic zone at Aska in Ganjam, along with some other demands in its Vikash Kranti Samabesh held at Babanpur Gram Panchayat in the district. |
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| Flower show inaugurated in Bhubaneswar |
| Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated a national level flower exhibition at the Regional Plant Resource Centre here. On the occasion Patnaik conferred the Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) with the UNESCO certificate. |
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| Tarini Temple’s hundis looted in Keonjhar |
| The breaking of two hundis and theft at the famous 15th century Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatgaon on National Highway-215 under Ghatgaon police station in the district has shocked the devotees. |
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| Stress given on development of agriculture: Naveen |
| Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday gave away prizes to 74 Pani Panchayats for their outstanding contributions in the field of water management. He also gave prizes to 10 projects. |
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| Freedom fighter Gopal Das passes away |
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| SPORTS |
| All India Biju Patnaik Football tourney kicks off |