Odisha to develop Lakshmi Puran Corridor honoring poet Balaram Das
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday announced development of a "Lakshmi Puran Corridor" in memory of Odia poet Balaram Das who had written a religious text on the goddess around 500 years ago. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida also said that...
Odisha govt orders colleges to check for liquor, tobacco, drug shops near campuses
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education (HE) department Thursday directed the heads of all government and non-government aided colleges in Odisha to conduct a physical verification of areas surrounding their campuses and submit details on the existence of shops selling narcotic...
VB-G RAM G rolled out across Odisha
Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme VB-G RAM G Act was implemented across Odisha Thursday, officials said. The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen), which replaced MGNREGA, was rolled out in different district headquarters in the presence of local...
Odisha declares CPET 2026 results for PG admissions
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department Thursday declared the results of the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) 2026 for admission to postgraduate programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. Candidates who appeared for the entrance examination can check their scores on SAMS...
Man, wife and son held for killing relative in Ganjam
Brahmapur: Odisha Police Thursday arrested a man, his wife and son for allegedly hacking to death one of his relatives over a family dispute, in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said. The incident took place near Pilipada under Gangapur police station...
Odisha signs MoU with UAE firm, Adani for Rs 1.10 lakh crore aluminium project
Bhuaneswar: Odisha government Thursday signed an MoU with UAE-based International Holding Company (IHC) and the Adani Group for setting up an integrated aluminium project worth Rs 1.10 lakh crore, officials said. The venture represents the "largest foreign direct investment in Odisha's history and the biggest FDI proposal in India's metallurgy...
Read moreDetailsPetrol, diesel price reduction not feasible now: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Consumers expecting a reduction in petrol and diesel prices may have to wait longer, as Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said there is no justification for lowering retail fuel prices at this stage. Addressing the issue of fuel pricing, Puri said petrol and diesel prices have remained largely stable despite significant fluctuations in global crude oil markets. He noted that petrol prices have increased...
Read moreDetailsBoard exam scores may get 50% weightage in NEET, JEE-based admissions
New Delhi: Board exams may have 50 per cent weightage in crucial admissions presently based on scores of entrance exams like NEET and JEE, according to sources. The possibility is being contemplated with an idea of reducing the high-stakes nature of any exam, be it entrance tests for medical and engineering admissions or board exams. The move comes after a series of anomalies in the examination system, including evaluation errors and...
Read moreDetailsFSSAI issues notices to Red Bull, PepsiCo India, Campa, other brands over ‘energy drink’ claims
New Delhi: Food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued notices to beverage brands over use of term ‘energy drink’ and alleged misleading claims on product labels, saying no standard has been notified for such products under the food safety regulations. In a post on Instagram, the food regulator said it had served notices to brands -- Red Bull Energy Drink, Hell Energy (Hell Energy Private...
Read moreDetailsMajor Russian strike kills 17 in Kyiv as Ukraine targets Moscow’s oil sector
Kyiv: Russia hammered Kyiv in a major drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring scores more in what Moscow described as retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on oil facilities that have caused fuel shortages and put pressure on President Vladimir Putin. Loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital for hours during the night, with many people sheltering at subway stations after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...
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Odisha to develop Lakshmi Puran Corridor honoring poet Balaram Das
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday announced development of a "Lakshmi Puran Corridor" in memory of Odia poet Balaram Das who had written a religious text on the goddess around 500 years ago. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida also said that the state government will distribute about 1 crore 'Lakshmi Purana' books, written by the 15th-century poet, across...
Odisha govt orders colleges to check for liquor, tobacco, drug shops near campuses
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education (HE) department Thursday directed the heads of all government and non-government aided colleges in Odisha to conduct a physical verification of areas surrounding their campuses and submit details on the existence of shops selling narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, alcohol, tobacco and other intoxicating substances within a 500-metre radius. According to the official...
VB-G RAM G rolled out across Odisha
Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme VB-G RAM G Act was implemented across Odisha Thursday, officials said. The Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen), which replaced MGNREGA, was rolled out in different district headquarters in the presence of local MPs, MLAs, district collectors, gram panchayat functionaries and self-help group (SHG) members. Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water...
Odisha declares CPET 2026 results for PG admissions
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department Thursday declared the results of the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) 2026 for admission to postgraduate programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. Candidates who appeared for the entrance examination can check their scores on SAMS portal. A total of 58,613 candidates registered for CPET 2026, of whom 53,901 appeared for the examination....
Odisha signs MoU with UAE firm, Adani for Rs 1.10 lakh crore aluminium project
Bhuaneswar: Odisha government Thursday signed an MoU with UAE-based International Holding Company (IHC) and the Adani Group for setting up an integrated aluminium project worth Rs 1.10 lakh crore, officials said. The venture represents the "largest foreign direct investment in Odisha's history and the biggest FDI proposal in India's metallurgy sector", a senior government official said. The...
PCB signs agreement with SACF
Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board Thursday inked an agreement with Saudi Arabia to build a modern cricket stadium in Jeddah. The agreement was signed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi and Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF) chief Saud bin Mishal bin Mohammad Al Saud. "For the first time in history, a strategic agreement has...
Jay Shah calls LA Knight Riders stadium milestone for cricket’s Olympic comeback
Los Angeles: ICC Chairman Jay Shah hailed the inauguration of the LA Knight Riders Cricket Ground in Los Angeles as a significant step in cricket’s global expansion, describing it as 'a key milestone' in the sport’s return to Olympic Games. The state-of-the-art venue, developed by the Knight Riders Group, hosted its first-ever Major League Cricket (MLC) match...
Man, wife and son held for killing relative in Ganjam
Brahmapur: Odisha Police Thursday arrested a man, his wife and son for allegedly hacking to death one of his relatives over a family dispute, in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said. The incident took place near Pilipada under Gangapur police station limits of the district Wednesday, and the deceased was identified as Bhasi Pradhan, 55, of Palakasandha village....
NHRC seeks report on Kolkata warehouse building collapse that killed 16 labourers
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the death of at least 16 labourers and injuries to 20 others after an under-construction warehouse building collapsed in the Taratala area of Kolkata, West Bengal. Observing that the contents of news reports, if true, raise a serious issue of...
PM Modi calls Takaichi his ‘younger sister’ at India-Japan Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday addressed his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi as his "younger sister" and hailed her as a "visionary and popular leader" while delivering his statement during a joint press meet here. Modi made the remarks in Hindi, and Takaichi, who heard its simultaneous translation in Japanese via a tech device, responded to...
