8 ragging plaints from two govt colleges: Min | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: State higher education department has received eight ragging complaints from two govt colleges over the past 16 months, culture minister Suryabanshi Suraj told the assembly on Friday.Responding to a question by Congress Legislature Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam, Suraj said four cases were reported from BJB Autonomous College in Bhubaneswar and four from Government…

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24 flights cancelled on Day 2 as fliers battle long wait, high fares | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: Flight disruptions continued for a second day on Friday as IndiGo cancelled 24 more flights leading to chaos and inordinate delay at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA). This occurred even as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave IndiGo temporary exemption from the new crew work-hour rules.Those who had spent the night at…

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BDA’s eviction drive in Gadakana to free up govt land of illegal settlers | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: The enforcement officials of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Friday carried out a successful eviction drive in Gadakana to free up valuable govt land from the hands of illegal settlers.During the drive, which proceeded peacefully without police force, the officials demolished 14 concrete houses, four tin or stone cattle sheds, seven bathrooms, two…

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Hit by cancellations, many spend night out in the cold outside Bhubaneswar airport | Bhubaneswar News

Fliers outside Bhubaneswar airport Bhubaneswar: It was around 11:30 pm on Thursday night, and a group of seven Abu Dhabi-bound construction workers were clueless about what to do next. Their morning flight to Abu Dhabi on IndiGo airlines had been cancelled and sitting outside the airport they were wondering the best option to head back…

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HC upholds DFO decision to revoke Jindal Steel’s working permit | Bhubaneswar News

Cuttack: Orissa high court has upheld the decision of Keonjhar divisional forest officer (DFO) to revoke Jindal Steel Limited’s working permission over 51.99 hectares of diverted forest land in the Roida-I iron and manganese mine area in Keonjhar district, but at the same time granted the company liberty to pursue required statutory clearances.Justice S K…

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