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Reigning World Champion Germany Arrive In Rourkela For FIH Hockey Pro League

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Axhievers News: The German men’s hockey team, who won the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 in January, reached here on Monday for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 which will begin on March 10. The Mats Grambusch-led German team touched down at the Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda. From the Jharsuguda airport, the team travelled to Rourkela, which will host all six matches at the newly-built crown jewel of hockey — Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, where India, Germany, and Australia will clash with each other. Germany,…

All Arrangements In Place For Smooth Conduct Of Matric Exam

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Achievers News: All arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of the Summative Assessment-II of the Class X board (Matric) exam which is scheduled to begin on March 10, informed School & Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash. The Minister said that question papers for the exam have been despatched to the question hubs. He said that most of the schools have installed CCTV cameras. He also said that special squads have been formed by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha for surprise checking to prevent malpractice. People have been…

Incidents Of Forest Fires In Odisha Highest In Country: Forest Survey Of India

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Achievers News: With the mercury soaring, several Odisha districts are witnessing an alarming rise in incidents of forest fires. According to experts, the dry forest floors and absence of rain are responsible for these forest fires, which are destroying the flora and fauna in the state. Forest fires have been witnessed in Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Koraput, Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Sambalpur, Gajapati, Ganjam, Angul, Deogarh, Khurda, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar districts of the state. According to the Forest department, fire incidents have been reported from the Champua division of Keonjhar,…

Odisha Bans Obscene, Ambiguous Dialogues During Jatra & Musical Performances

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Achievers News: The Odisha Language, Literature and Culture Department on Monday wrote to all District Magistrates and SPs to clamp down on obscene, ambiguous dialogues and dance performances on Jatra, music and dance programmes. In a letter, the department allowed holding dance and song performances during festivals stipulating that all performances must be shorn of obscenity, vulgarity and political overtones. Directing the police to allow the events, the letter read that “there should not be any kind of obscene dance or vulgar dialogues during the performance by any one of the…

CM Naveen To Leave For Mumbai Today On A Two-Day Visit

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will go on a two-day visit to Mumbai from Monday. He is scheduled to attend the 2023 Sportstar Aces Awards function will be held in Mumbai on Monday from 6.00 pm onwards. The Chief Minister will be honoured for Odisha’s contribution to the development of sports. In addition, the Chief Minister will meet some industry leaders in Mumbai. The state government has been praised for organising FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup twice in Odisha. Recently, the state government set a record by building the…

Odisha Assembly Budget Session To Resume Today

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Bhubaneswar: The ongoing Budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will resume on Monday after a gap of two days, officials said. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari presented the annual Budget of Rs 2.30 lakh crore for the year 2023-24 in the state Assembly on Friday. The outlay for the next fiscal is 15 per cent more than the full-fledged budget for 2022-23. The session today will comprise a discussion on the annual Budget. However, the proceedings of the session are likely to be stormy with the Opposition BJP and Congress…

Balasore Acid Attack Victim Banita Rana Dies, Accused Husband Absconding

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Balasore: Banita Rana, a resident of Bhimpur village in Odisha’s Balasore district, lost her battle for survival on Sunday evening as she succumbed to her burn injuries sustained when her husband Chandan Kumar Rana threw acid on her on February 20. Banita Rana was the second wife of Chandan Rana – a small-time vendor of artificial jewellery. According to reports, Chandan and Banita of Sahadebakhunta area in Balasore district had a love marriage a little over a month ago, but, a few days later, Banita came to know that Chandan…

Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia Arrested In Excise Policy Scam

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New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Sunday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy scam matter after day-long questioning. Sisodia’s questioning began at around 11.10 a.m. As per sources, he was asked about kickbacks which were allegedly received to campaign in Goa elections. He was also confronted with the statement of accused Dinesh Arora who has now turned approver. Sisodia was also asked Hyderabad-based chartered accountant Butchibabu Gorantla, the former CA of BRS leader K. Kavitha, the daughter of Telangana Chief…

Drone Delivers Pension To Physically Challenged Man In Nuapada

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Nuapada: A disabled man residing in a forested village was delivered a Government pension with the help of a drone in the district recently. The beneficiary, Satnami, is a native of Bhuktapada panchayat here. As communication to his village is limited and, taking the disability factor into consideration, the local Sarpanch decided to opt for the innovative method. This is very likely the first in India when a drone was used to deliver pension, the villagers said. Bhuktapada Sarpanch Saroj Agarwal said she bought a drone online after realising the…

Odisha Assembly Budget Session Begins Amid Opposition Protests

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Bhubaneswar: The Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly commenced on a stormy note on Tuesday amid protests by the Opposition members. The Session started at 11:00 am with Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal’s address. However, no sooner than the Governor started his address to the House Congress MLAs rushed near the podium and created a ruckus to protest against Health Minister Naba Das’s murder and the alleged deteriorating law and order situation in the state. On the other hand, BJP MLAs boycotted the address of the Governor and staged a dharna…