CIFA scientists sensitise farmers on scientific fish production
Bhubaneswar: Scientists from the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) sensitised farmers in Kataka district on scientific methods of fish production, efficient resource use and diversification of aquaculture, an official statement said. The awareness-cum-input support programme was organised at Nakhara...
UPI charges will burden small traders: Cong
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday criticised the Centre over the introduction of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI transactions, alleging that the move would increase the financial burden on small traders, vegetable vendors...
ECoR first railway zone to cross 100 MT freight unloading mark
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has become the first Railway Zone in the country to cross the 100 million tonnes (MT) mark in freight unloading during the current financial year 2026-27, achieving the milestone 17 days ahead of the corresponding...
Bhubaneswar station set for passenger-friendly makeover
Bhubaneswar: The redevelopment of Bhubaneswar railway station will introduce improved passenger circulation, upgraded platform facilities and enhanced amenities as part of efforts to transform it into a modern transportation hub, East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal said Wednesday....
Fire teams inspect two hotels in City
Bhubaneswar: Fire-safety teams Wednesday inspected IRA Hotel and Hotel Durene here as the Odisha Fire and Emergency Services intensified checks under its special campaign, “Surakshita Odisha, Viksita Odisha”. The inspections are part of a month-long statewide initiative launched on September...
Trinamool name, symbol dispute: ECI to hear two factions Thursday
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will meet delegations of the two factions of the Trinamool Congress in New Delhi Thursday and a decision on the party's name and symbol may be taken by the poll panel following the meeting. First, the "rebel but majority faction" led by the...
Read moreDetailsCID arrests four more in Jharkhand recruitment examination scam
Ranchi: Jharkhand's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing two separate cases related to irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC), has arrested four more accused, officials said Wednesday. Following preliminary interrogation, all four accused have been sent to judicial custody. The CID has so far arrested and sent over 30 people to jail in connection with the examination scam. Those...
Read moreDetailsNIA court sentences 10 to death in 2013 Jhiram Ghati massacre case
Raipur/Jagdalpur: An NIA special court in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur Tuesday sentenced 10 convicts to death in the Jhiram Ghati massacre case, in which 29 people were killed in a Maoist attack on a Congress party convoy May 25, 2013. The ambush targeted the Congress ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in the Darbha region of Bastar. Among those killed were then Chhattisgarh Congress president Nandkumar Patel, senior leader Mahendra Karma, and former Union minister Vidyacharan Shukla....
Read moreDetailsSudan Gold mine collapse kills at least 67
Cairo: A gold mine collapse killed at least 67 people in a remote area in Sudan, a medical group and survivors said Wednesday. The tragedy happened in the al-Zara gold mine in the town of Nuhud in West Kordofan province. The area is under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has been at war with the country's military for over three years. Also Read : NIA court sentences...
Read moreDetailsNIA court sentences 10 to death in 2013 Jhiram Ghati massacre case
Raipur/Jagdalpur: An NIA special court in Chhattisgarh’s Jagdalpur Tuesday sentenced 10 convicts to death in the Jhiram Ghati massacre case, in which 29 people were killed in a Maoist attack on a Congress party convoy May 25, 2013. The ambush targeted the Congress ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in the Darbha region of Bastar. Among those killed were then Chhattisgarh Congress president Nandkumar Patel, senior leader Mahendra Karma, and former Union minister Vidyacharan Shukla....
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CIFA scientists sensitise farmers on scientific fish production
Bhubaneswar: Scientists from the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) sensitised farmers in Kataka district on scientific methods of fish production, efficient resource use and diversification of aquaculture, an official statement said. The awareness-cum-input support programme was organised at Nakhara village under the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) scheme, with around 265 farmers, including 155 women, participating. The...
UPI charges will burden small traders: Cong
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday criticised the Centre over the introduction of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI transactions, alleging that the move would increase the financial burden on small traders, vegetable vendors and ordinary consumers. Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhawan here along with AICC Odisha in-charge Lalji...
ECoR first railway zone to cross 100 MT freight unloading mark
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has become the first Railway Zone in the country to cross the 100 million tonnes (MT) mark in freight unloading during the current financial year 2026-27, achieving the milestone 17 days ahead of the corresponding period of the previous financial year. The achievement reflects ECoR’s sustained efforts to improve freight handling, wagon...
Bhubaneswar station set for passenger-friendly makeover
Bhubaneswar: The redevelopment of Bhubaneswar railway station will introduce improved passenger circulation, upgraded platform facilities and enhanced amenities as part of efforts to transform it into a modern transportation hub, East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal said Wednesday. Funkwal reviewed the progress of the redevelopment during an inspection of the station, covering the concourse, platforms,...
Fire teams inspect two hotels in City
Bhubaneswar: Fire-safety teams Wednesday inspected IRA Hotel and Hotel Durene here as the Odisha Fire and Emergency Services intensified checks under its special campaign, “Surakshita Odisha, Viksita Odisha”. The inspections are part of a month-long statewide initiative launched on September 15 and scheduled to continue till October 15. Fire officials are visiting public and commercial establishments to...
Is a prefix enough to honour India’s educators?
Move over Dr and Prof, Karnataka government has just added another professional prefix to the list. On Teachers’ Day, the state government announced that its teachers can use ‘Tr’ before their names giving them a formal professional identity akin to ‘Dr’ for doctors and ‘Prof’ for professors. Calling the two-letter prefix a symbol of a lifetime of...
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Few zombie ideas return as persistently as the claim that right-wing governments are good for the economy, whereas progressive administrations mismanage it. Yet this belief reflects a conception of economics that ignores the sustainability of growth and conservatives’ actual record. Indeed, in country after country, the neoliberal experiment of the past four decades widened public deficits, deepened...
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In the wake of Nepal's devastating floods, which killed at least 1,300 people, Nepalese officials and others were quick to cite climate change as the primary cause. They were not wrong. The Hindu Kush Himalayas are warming roughly three times faster than the global average, even though Nepal produces only 0.1 per cent of global greenhouse-gas emissions....
Horoscope September 17: Sagittarius among signs to face highs and lows today
Aries: Passion will rule today. You will feel like chatting with your beloved the whole day. However, you may incur expenses, and Ganesha advises you to stay balanced. But if you've already decided to go all in, make sure you are in the right headspace. Taurus: The fates smile on you this day, assures Ganesha. You have...
Odisha police file fresh case against former MLA Bikram Panda over witness threat
Brahmapur: Odisha police have registered a fresh case against BJD leader and former Brahmapur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda, who was recently released from jail on bail, for allegedly threatening a witness over the phone from prison, in connection with the murder of senior advocate Pitabash Panda, an officer said Wednesday. Panda was released from jail September 1...
























































































