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Amara Muzik released the teaser of the upcoming Odia movie ‘Bye Bye Dubai’ recently. The movie features some of the great stars of Ollywood industry

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Odisha Govt Approves Startup Policy 2016

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved the Startup Policy 2016 targeting to set up 1000 startups in next five years.

The policy aims to usher in an innovation and startup ecosystem through the creation of world-class incubation centres, funding and a supporting incentive structure at par with other states of the country.

The state government…

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#Startup Policy 2016

Odisha Calls Special Assembly Session To Ratify GST Bill

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday approved to convene a special session of Odisha Assembly on September 1 to ratify the GST bill, which was passed in the Parliament earlier.

The state cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved to convene the special session of the Assembly to pass the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Constitution Amendment Bill.

Notably, the GST bill needs to…

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Wake Up Call: Two Students Held Press Meet For Carrying Heavy School Bags

Bhubaneswar: You might have witnessed students going to schools with heavy bags on their tiny shoulders and heard complaints from them about back pain at home.

Have you ever imagined that the small children could hold a press meet and complain about carrying heavy bags to schools? Yes, you read it right.

Two seventh grade boys on Monday held a press conference at Chandrapur in Maharashtra to…

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CBI Interrogates 30 Odisha Cricket Players For Age Fudging

Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday conducted a search operation in the office of Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) about the age certificate forging by junior cricketers.

A three-member team of CBI interrogated as many as 30 players, who are under scanner for allegedly manipulating age records.

The investigating agency had on Monday inquired about the age certificate…

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Block Grant Teachers To Go On Strike Again

Bhubaneswar: About 31,874 block grant secondary school teachers and employees have decided to stage a protest against the Odisha government for not fulfilling their demands, on September 8 at Lower PMG.

“We called off our 42-day long strike (August-September 2015) after getting an assurance from the government. We also recouped the losses of students through extra classes. However, the department…

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Odisha Govt To Engage Retired Teachers in Schools

Bhubaneswar: In order to tide over the large vacancy, the Odisha government has decided to engage retired teachers in government schools across the state.

The government has decided to implement a new scheme “Teacher on Call’ to engage the retired teachers in government upper primary schools.

The scheme will be implemented from 2016-17 academic session, said School and Mass Education Minister…

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Odisha To Showcase Investment Opportunities To China At Make In India Conference

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will showcase its investment opportunities to the investors of China at the Make In India Conference scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar on December 1-2 this year.

Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Monday held a discussion to this effect with Mr. Johnson, President of India-China Trade and Culture Centre and S.K. Roy, Commerce Secretary, Indian Consulate, Shanghai in…

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#Invest Odisha #Make In India

Naveen Seeks PM's Intervention On NTPC's Chhattisgarh Project

Naveen Seeks PM’s Intervention On NTPC’s Chhattisgarh Project

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the concerns of the people in Odisha villages who will be adversely affected by its 1,600 MW project at Lara in Chhattisgarh.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Patnaik informed that NTPC is setting up a 1600 (2×800) MW Super Thermal Power Project at Lara in Chhattisgarh…

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Second Charge Sheet Against Sex Racket Kingpin Sunil Meher

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has filed another charge sheet against sex racket kingpin Sunil Meher for running flesh trade in Odisha.

The police have filed 150-page charge sheet against Meher before the SDJM court, Khurdha. The second charge sheet has contained the statement of 10 witnesses pertains to alleged sex inside a car.

The charge sheet also named a mines trader, said police.

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#Commissionerate Police #Sex Racket #Sunil Meher

Another Interstate Water Dispute In Koraput

Koraput: While the Mahanadi water dispute has remained unsolved, another interstate water dispute has cropped up. This time the issue over the Jaunla River, a distributary of the Indravati river in Koraput district.

The Chhattisgarh government is constructing a barrage on the Jaunla river of Kotpad block of Koraput district.

The district Congress committee on Sunday took out a rally protesting…

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#Mahanadi Issue

Bodies of Parala Maharaj Manager, Two Others Recovered

Gajapati: Police on Sunday recovered bodies of Parala Maharaja’s manager Ananga Manjari Patra and her two kin from the residence of the manager of Parala Maharaja.

Police rescued Tulu Patra, another brother of Ananga Manjari Patra, from a room in the house in a critical condition.

While Ananga Manjari Patra and sister are suspected to have died after consuming poison, her brother Sanjay Patra’s…

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#Parala Maharaj

Babushan's Upcoming Odia Film 'Yodha'

Babushan’s Upcoming Odia Film ‘Yodha’

Bhubaneswar: Ollywood hero Babushan will come up with a new Avatar in his next Odia movie ‘Yodha’. The chocolate boy will be seen performing some daring stunts in the movie.

Yodha is an all-out action flick.

The shooting and post production of the film had been completed before six years. While the Bhojpuri version of the movie has already been released, the Odia version would be released soon.

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#Babushan #New Odia Movie #Riya #Yodha

Odisha Govt Taking Action Over Attack On Doctors, Says Minister

Bhubaneswar: Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Sunday said the government is taking strong action against the persons involved in the attack on doctors in the state.

He said the Health Department has discussed with the Home Secretary and DGP about the attack on doctors by the relatives of patients.

“We would not hesitate to take strong action against the persons involved in these attacks.…

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Another Budhia In The Making In Odisha

Nabarangpur: After wonder kid Budhia Singh, who had taken the nation by storm for his amazing feat of running 65 km in one stretch at the tender age of four, another Budhia is in the making in Odisha.

Like Budhia, the boy from Nabarangpur district also aspires to be a marathoner.

Naba Chalan, an 11-year-old boy from the town on Saturday covered 22 km at a stretch in a little over two hours. His…

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#Budhia Singh #Naba Chalan

Casting Couch: Sarmistha Files Defamation Suit Against Producer Bini Samal

Bhubaneswar: Odia actress Sarmistha Priyadarshini has filed a Rs five crore defamation suit against casting couch accused producer Bini Samal in Bhubaneswar civil court (senior division) here.

The actress alleged that the producer had tarnished her image during a panel discussion in a television channel.

Image: Twitter

Actress Sarmistha also filed a criminal case against the film producer in SDJM…

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#Casting Couch #Ollywood

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