The Blink

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BLINK ORIGINAL: How the #Chinese items dominate the electronic markets of #Bhubaneswar.

Watch the video to know why #MadeInIndia is yet to make its presence felt in #Odisha markets.

#tittok #instareels #bapujinagar #MadeInChina

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Why coastal villages in #Odisha under threat? Experts claim ports, other man made activities have escalated coastal erosion.

#coastalerosion @bayofbengal #seaerosion @Ganjam_Admin @dmkendrapara @SRC_Odisha

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THE DIALOGUE: In the maiden episode of our interview programme, we talked to @Shubha_Sarma, author of "The Awasthis of Aamnagari". Sarma's (IAS) second book has now hit the bookstores. Watch the full interview here-

#awasthisofaamnagari #shubhasarma

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ELEPHANT CORRIDORS: After the #Odisha govt sought extensions multiple times to submit their Action Plan, #NGT has now given them the last extension to submit the same.

#wildlife #elephant #elephantcorridors #odisha

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The #Odisha govt today admitted before the State Assembly that majority of the #betibachaobetipadhao scheme funds given by the #Modi govt have not been used by the state govt under the scheme since 2017-18.

#girlchild #sexratio #gender #education

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The state government today presented data on the exports of goods from Odisha. The data given by MSME Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra claims that handloom and handicraft sector items are least exported.

#odisha #handloom #handicraft #export

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The state government today in Odisha Assembly said that a massive Rs 3936 crore of water tax is due from defaulter industries by the end of March 2020. Several of them have filed lawsuit against the dues too.

#odisha #assembly #watertax #industries

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Odisha government today submitted month-wise road accident data before Odisha Assembly. The data suggest that more unlocking of the state actually brought more road accidents and fatalities.

#roadaccidents #odisha #assembly #roadsafety #unlock #covid19

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Utkal University, Ravenshaw University and 8 others are grappling with the shortage of teaching staff, Odisha govt admits in Assembly today.

#odisha #education #teachersvacancy

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Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo today in Assembly in a written reply to an unstarred question accepted that 53 percent of teaching posts in Odisha Universities are lying vacant.

#odishaassembly #odisha #highereducation

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Most universities in the state are still not giving any recognition to the third gender despite the Supreme Court and related legislation batting for creating equal opportunities for the community.

#thirdgender #gender #rights #transgender #odisha

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The Higher Education department today announced merger of schools with less than 15 students in tribal areas with nearby schools, defends closing down smaller schools citing provisions in National Education Policy.

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The Odisha government today told the Legislative Assembly that 8.9 lakh educated youths are registered with employment exchanges and have sought jobs.

#unemployment #joblessness #Odisha #odishaassembly #skilldevelopment

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#Diwali this year did not bring fortunes for the traders, shopkeepers of #Bhubaneswar. Our report-

#Odisha #crackerfreeDiwali

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Several Cuttack traders who suffered loss of income due to the pandemic, lockdown/shutdown are now upset with the likely losses due to the ban on cracker sales. Traders now rope in sales of other products to compensate.

#cuttack #crackerban #Odisha

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At a time when human-elephant conflicts in the two states are high, both the states have now taken several steps to reduce the menace. Read the detailed report here-

#humanelephantcofnlicts #widllife #Odisha #chattisgarh #seedball #drones

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At a time when several pvt labs are boasting about Covid antibody tests, we spoke to doctors in #Bhubaneswar to know more about utility of the test. Our report

#antibodytest #covid19 #Odisha

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The Centre recently announced auctions of 9 #coalblocks in #Odisha. Eight out of these 9 are in Angul district alone.

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The Public Affairs Index 2020 by a Bangalore-based think tank Public Affairs Centre has put Odisha at the bottom two on three parameters of governance, putting questions against the tall and hyped claims made by the Naveen Patnaik-ruled state.

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