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Odissi Sangeet Mahotsav concludes
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The 10th annual edition of the Odissi Sangeet Mahotsav, the only event of its kind for Odissi music, concluded in the Capital on Monday.
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Doctors stage novel protest
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The government doctors in Nabarangpur district started wearing black badges from Tuesday as a mark of protest.
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Teachers threaten to boycott census duty
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A sizeable section of primary school teachers in Orissa has decided to boycott census work protesting the reported punitive provisions for their mistakes.
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Noisy scenes in Assembly
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Even as the mining scam issue was discussed threadbare in the State Assembly on Tuesday, the proceedings of the House were adjourned twice in the pre-lunch session with legislators of the Opposition Congress disrupting the proceedings.
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Three Maoists arrested, one surrenders
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Three Maoist guerrillas were arrested from Orissa and Jharkhand and an area commander surrendered to the police Tuesday, officials said.
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Plan to import power from other states in summer
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The State government has executed agreements with PTC India, a provider of power trading solutions, and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVNN) for import of power to tide over power shortage during the month of April and May.
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Mercury touches 40 degrees in two Orissa towns
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A heat wave continued to sweep several places in Orissa Tuesday and two towns - Talcher and Malkangiri - recorded the day's highest temperature of 40 degrees Celsius, official said.
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Directive on school schedule
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District Collectors have been asked to reschedule office and school hours in the morning from April. All educational institutes have been directed to complete all examinations by March 15 in view of impending harsh summer this year.
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CSIR centre to be opened in Koraput
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) proposed to set up its extension centre near Koraput where people will be trained on using technology to enhance their income and create new employment opportunities.
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Campaign against liquor outlets in Kandhamal
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Women have decided to take the lead in the unified tirade against the establishment of liquor outlets in volatile Kandhamal district by the State government.
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IPL match tickets to be sold on March 16
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Tickets for the IPL matches scheduled to be played at Barabati stadium here would be sold to public on March 16. Tickets would be sold at the ticket selling counters of Barabati stadium in Cuttack and Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar on the same day
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Women not asking for charity: former speaker
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Women are not asking for charity through the women's reservation bill and the move would check the muddy politics brought about by men, former Lok Sabha speaker Rabi Ray said Tuesday.
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Orissa industries go on 'power holiday'
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Faced with acute shortage of power, the Orissa government Tuesday began its 'power holiday' scheme with industries being asked not to use electricity for one day in a week.
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MKCG Medical College faces staff shortage
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Public ire is brewing against alleged government apathy towards the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in the city.
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Elections to six ULBs in Orissa announced
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Election to six Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), two of them Municipalities and four Notified Area Councils (NACs) in Orissa, would be held on April 6 next.
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Congress boycotts Guv's address to Orissa Assembly
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The Opposition Congress today boycotted Governor M C Bhandare's address to the Orissa Assembly and staged a walk out in protest against the government's 'failure' on many fronts.
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CPI demands judicial power to Women Commission
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The women wing of the Orissa CPI has demanded the authorities to empower the state Women Commission with the power of a District Judge to provide justice to women.
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Orissa scribes demand withdrawal of charges against colleague
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Journalists in Orissa Monday demanded the government withdraw all charges against one of their colleagues arrested in September last year for indulging in anti-government activities.
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Miscreants set fire to Panchayat office document
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Some miscreants have set fire to the office records and documents of Badadural Gram Panchayat under Mudulipada police station in the Maoist infested Malkangiri district.
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Orissa signs 49 MoUs for Steel plant,21 for Power plants
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The Orissa government has signed 49 MoUs with various steel promoters to set up steel plants and 21 MoUs with the Independent Power Producers (IPP) for establishing power plants in the state.
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Orissa on threshold of achieving debt sustainability: Bhandare
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Orissa Governor MC Bhandare today claimed that the state has made substantial strides on the debt management front and was on the threshold of achieving debt sustainability.
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Heat wave grips Orissa
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A heat wave swept parts of Orissa Monday with Talcher town in Angul district recording a maximum temperature of over 40 degrees Celsius.
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Doctors up in arms against ruling party MLA
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Government doctors and an MLA of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) are at loggerheads in Nabarangpur district of south Orissa.
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16 women felicitated
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Excitement was noticed across the State over tabling of historic Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament as the International Women's Day was celebrated by students, politicians and activists here on Monday.
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Orissa CM involved in mining scam : Congress
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Dubbing the vigilance probe into the multi-crore mining scam as a 'complete eye-wash', the Orissa Congress today reiterated its demand for a CBI probe accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his Council of Ministers of being involved in the scam.
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