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Man found dead in Chandaka forest, police begin probe

Bhubaneswar: Police Monday found the body of a man from the Chandaka forest area near here, officials said. Local residents, who first spotted the body near Godibari village, informed the authorities. A police team reached the spot soon and seized the body. They also found...

IIT Bhubaneswar, ILS sign pact to commercialise new TB vaccine

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar-based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), along with the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), have joined hands for the technology transfer and future commercialisation of a novel TB vaccine, officials said. The three organisations signed a quadripartite...

Minor ‘gangraped’ in Khurda district

Bhubaneswar: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in Odisha's Khurda district, police said Monday. The minor's parents had initially lodged a missing persons complaint November 19, as she did not return home from school the previous day, they said. Her mother later lodged...

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Half-baked healthcare in new Deogarh DHH

Deogarh: Over five months after the inauguration of the new seven-storey district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Deogarh, major gaps in staffing, equipment use and basic facilities have appeared with residents wondering why the building was inaugurated before it was ready to deliver full-fledged healthcare services....

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VSSUT students build formula racing car

Sambalpur: Students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla have drawn national attention after building a formula racing car that won top honours in the lightweight category and secured the all-India second position at the Imperial-2025 competition. The vehicle, named ‘Ares’, was...

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Epsilon Carbon faces NGT case over forest land grab

Jharsuguda: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken up a case against Epsilon Carbon Ashoka Pvt. Ltd. for allegedly encroaching on village forest land in Sripura under Sadar block in Jharsuguda district. The tribunal admitted the petition, filed by social worker Saroj Patra, October 31...

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BeMC to adopt Indore’s cleanliness model

Berhampur: The Berhmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) will adopt Indore’s acclaimed sanitation model in an effort to improve cleanliness in the city, sources said Thursday. BeMC Commissioner Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke, City Engineer Manoj Kumar Patra and other officials recently visited Indore and Bhopal to study their...

 

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