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Railways to extend special trains

BHUBANESWAR: Indian Railways has decided to extend services of special trains running between Bhubaneswar and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Mumbai and Puri and Howrah for another one month keeping in view of demands from...

300 years needed to clear backlog cases in India: Orissa Chief Justice!

Berhampur, Nov 16: Increased use of alternative dispute redressal (ADR) mechanism can offer speedy delivery of justice, Orissa CJ B S Chauhan said on Sunday. He further said that otherwise it would take 300 years to clear the...

Oriental Bank to open 5 new branches in state

In a bid to expand its business in Orissa, the public sector Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) plans to open five more branches in the state. The new branches will come up at Jajpur Road, two rural locations in Jagatsinghpur and...

Festival calendar planned to woo tourists

A large number of festivals will be held in the winter The aim is to hold tourists in the State for a long time BHUBANESWAR: With the onset of the tourism season in the Orissa, the Department of Tourism has formulated a...

CST collection declines in October

The collection of Central Sales Tax (CST) in Orissa dipped for the first time in October this year. The collection declined by 11.42 percent to Rs 43.12 crore last month compared with the corresponding figure of Rs 48.68 crore...

India Prelates Say They

Zenit.org ).- Six Indian prelates are expressing their admiration and pride for the faithful of their communities, who have persevered in faith despite a wave of anti-Christian violence.In a statement...

Hit by slowdown, Orissa steelmakers seek bailout

Orissa's sponge iron industry has been hit hard by the economic slowdown, notwithstanding a rush for new projects in the state, forcing existing players to cut production and downsize workforce, government and industry...

Industries asked to submit ATRs on environment

The Orissa government has asked industries located in Dhenkanal, Angul, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda , Raygada and Koraput districts to submit the action taken report (ATR) regarding the protection of environment due to the pollution...

ASIA/INDIA - Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of Orissa, offering hope to persecuted Christians

Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops from the Indian state of Orissa have written a letter of encouragement to all the faithful, offering hope to Christians there and thanking the international organizations that have...

Bishop of Orissa: We are Persecuted Like First Christians

The early Church went through great hardships and martyrdom; its members were often persecuted and massacred. But history has shown that persecution ultimately strengthens the Church BHUBANESHWAR (AsiaNews) - A pastoral letter...

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