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Defence production crosses Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the first time ever

Newdelhi:20/5/23:As a result of the consistent efforts of Ministry of Defence, the value of defence production in Financial Year (FY) 2022-23 has crossed the figure of Rs one lakh crore for the first time ever. The value currently stands Rs 1,06,800 crore and it will go further up once the data is received from the remaining private defence industries. The ...

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Dharmendra Pradhan reviews the progress of ongoing infrastructure projects of Centrally Funded Education Institutions

Newdelhi:20/5/23:Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of ongoing infrastructure projects of 43 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) including IITs, IIMs, IIITs, IISERs and Central Universities. Likewise, ongoing projects of institutions under School Education such as Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodya Vidyalayas, across the country were also reviewed. Secretary, ...

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Indian Railways is running 1770 more trips this year as compared to total summer special trains

Newdelhi:20/5/23:During this summer season this year, for the convenience of railway travelers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 6369 trips of 380 special trains. Indian Railways is running 1770 morr trips this year as compared to total summer special trains (4599 trips by 348 trains) run in 2022. While an average 13.2 trips per train was ...

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Central University of Odisha is going to start three new undergraduate programmes and one postgraduate programme

Bhubaneswar:20/5/23:The Central University of Odisha is going to start three new undergraduate programmes and one postgraduate programme from the academic year 2023-24. These are four-year B.Sc. programmes in Agriculture Science, Dairy Science, and Forest Management and two-year PG/MBA Programme in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Chakradhar Tripathi had a meeting in the Ministry ...

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Prime Minister unveils Mahatma Gandhi Bust in Hiroshima

Hiroshima:20/5/23:  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima, Japan on 20 May 2023. Dignitaries present during the unveiling ceremony included H.E Mr. Nakatani Gen, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament; Mr. Kazumi Matsui, Mayor of Hiroshima City; Mr. Tatsunori Motani, Speaker of the Hiroshima City Assembly; Members of Parliament from ...

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Prime Minister’s meeting with Prime Minister of Japan

Hiroshima:20/5/23:  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with H.E Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, on 20 May 2023 on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima. This was their second meeting in 2023, following the visit of Prime Minister Kishida to India in March this year. Prime Minister thanked Prime Minister Kishida for planting ...

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Prime Minister’s meeting with President of Ukraine

Hiroshima:20/5/23:  Prime Minister met H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on 20 May 2023 in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit. Prime Minister noted that the conflict in Ukraine has had a significant impact on the whole world. He, however, stressed that for him, this is not a political or economic issue but an issue of humanity, ...

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Prime Minister’s interaction with Japanese personalities

Hiroshima:20/5/23:  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met leading Japanese personalities Dr. Tomio Mizokami and Ms. Hiroko Takayama, who have excelled in their professions, during his visit to Hiroshima for the G-7 Summit. Dr. Tomio Mizokami, Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of Foreign Studies of Osaka University is a renowned author and linguist, and is proficient in Hindi and Punjabi ...

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Savitri Vrata / Savitri Amavasya

Dr,Adyasha Das A day of worship and fasting observed by married Hindu Odia women of Odisha and certain other parts on the Amavasya, the new moon day in the month of Jyeshtha . Named after the principle of eternal life represented by Savitur (sun) invoked in the most important verses of the Rigveda (the Gayatri), Savitri represents the continuing cycle ...

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Privately Owned Museums in Odisha!

Taranisen Pattnaik Museums are often govt owned with artifacts displayed scientifically for the general public to visit. Odisha had its 1st public museum at then Ravenshaw College (Cuttack) in 1932 & later on shifted to Bhubaneswar. There are some privately owned museums too in Odisha which have created their names in the field. Some of them are even registered as ...

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