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  2. The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011 - Wikipedia

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    The State Cabinet approved for the move in June 2008 and the government of Odisha passed a resolution in the state assembly in August 2008 for the purpose and sent it for Center's approval. [3] The bill having been passed in both the houses of the Parliament, the enactment of the legislation has been assented by the President of India.

  3. Renaming of cities in India - Wikipedia

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    The confusion inherent in such variations has often resulted in serious consequences like people having two "different" addresses (theoretically designating the same place) in their official records leading to legal disputes, or one house having residents of different house addresses due to differing place names.

  4. Odisha - Wikipedia

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    Odisha (English: / ə ˈ d ɪ s ə /; [19] Odia: ⓘ), formerly Orissa (the official name until 2011), [20] is a state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third-largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. [21]

  5. Descent of the Independent Man in 1975 not without ... - AOL

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    To orchestrate the project, I recruited my South Providence friend Marty Byrne, head of the Ironworkers Union, Local 37. His skilled laborers volunteered their services to remove the Man on Aug. 9 ...

  6. History of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    The history of Odisha begins in the Lower Paleolithic era, as Acheulian tools dating to the period have been discovered in various places in the region. [1] The early history of Odisha can be traced back to writings found in ancient texts like the Mahabharata, Maha Govinda Sutta and some Puranas.

  7. Abdul Kalam Island - Wikipedia

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    Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha, India, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the state capital Bhubaneswar. The island was originally named after English commandant Lieutenant Hugh Wheeler. On 4 September 2015, the island was renamed to honour the former Indian president, Dr ...

  8. List of schemes of the government of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    The Government of Odisha in India has come up with various programs called schemes (jojana) from time to time for the people of the State. This is a list of some of the major ones. This is a list of some of the major ones.

  9. Proposed states and union territories of India - Wikipedia

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    Madras state was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1969. [18] Himachal Pradesh was elevated to statehood in 1970. [7] The north-eastern states of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura were established in January 1972. [19] Mysore State was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The Kingdom of Sikkim joined the Indian Union as a state on 26 April 1975. [20]