Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi held a meeting with Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla Saturday to discuss the progress of the Group’s ongoing and proposed investments in the state. Following the meeting, the Group proposed an additional investment of Rs 12,000 crore...
Miami: Erling Haaland's World Cup campaign ended in quiet frustration Saturday. Replaced 15 minutes before the final whistle, the Norway star striker could only watch from the sidelines as Norway crashed out, finding himself grounded by a resilient England defence. Norway's historic 2026 World Cup...
Kansas City: Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez struck in extra time as Argentina outlasted 10-man Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ quarter-finals. Argentina netted in their 15th successive World Cup game. The only teams with longer scoring streaks in the...
Bhubaneswar: The participation of officials of the Indian High Commission in Kenya in an ISKCON-organised Rath Yatra recently has sparked resentment among devotees of Lord Jagannath in Odisha Saturday. Padma Shri awardee and sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to advise...
Bhubaneswar: In a major push for climate-resilient and sustainable urban development, the state government Saturday signed a landmark tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for low-carbon construction materials and sustainable urban development. The initiative aims to drive research, innovation...
Brahmapur: Police Saturday arrested a 57-year-old man, a high school teacher, for allegedly sexually abusing his own daughter for years and even after her marriage, days after she attempted suicide by setting herself on fire under Nimakhandi police limits in this city. The 22-year-old woman...
Rourkela: The board of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has approved the transfer of Rourkela Airport to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the handover of additional land required to upgrade the facility to a 4C-category airport, marking a major step toward expanding...
Bhadrak: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) has been suspended with immediate effect for failing to cooperate with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 electoral exercise, the Bhadrak district administration said. Bhadrak Collector and District Election Officer Dilip Routrai ordered the suspension of assistant teacher Sapan...
Chhatrapur: The state government has approved Rs 100 crore for the construction and development of a world-class sports complex at Sitalapalli near Brahmapur in Ganjam district. In a reply to a letter from Brahmapur MLA K. Anil Kumar, the Sports and Youth Services department said...
Bhubaneswar: Chhattisgarh has agreed to Odisha’s proposal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute through negotiations under the mediation of the Central Water Commission (CWC), Odisha Advocate General (AG) Pitambar Acharya said Saturday. “During a recent hearing before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), the Chhattisgarh...
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The worst fears of people about inherent dangers of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls seem to be...
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