Dhamnagar: An 18-year-old girl drowned while three others had a close shave after the four went to a nearby riverbank to attend nature’s call Sunday morning near Nathsahi in Narayanpur village under this police limits in Bhadrak district, police said. The deceased was identified as...
Bhubaneswar: The fourth Priyabrata Patnaik Memorial East India Open 10 Red Snooker Championship 2026 was formally inaugurated at Bhubaneswar Club Saturday, with this year’s edition marking the tournament’s elevation to an East India Open Championship. Organised as a tribute to late IAS officer Priyabrata Patnaik,...
Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata, has constituted a joint committee to probe allegations of illegal and unscientific laterite stone extraction at Olasingh Laterite Stone Quarry-B in Tangi tehsil of Khordha district. The order was passed Au gust 17 by a...
Bhubaneswar: The Regional Science Centre (RSC), Bhubaneswar, a unit of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) under the Ministry of Culture, celebrated National Space Day 2026 Sunday with a series of exhibitions, interactive sessions, astronomy activities and public-engagement programmes. A major highlight of the...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has restruc tured the pharmacy cadre and prepared a job chart for phar macists, fulfilling a long-stand ing demand of 39 years, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said Sunday. The minister made the state ment while attending the General...
Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Sunday accused the state government of allowing political influence to undermine police action in Ganjam district, citing the recent arrest of BJP Yuva Morcha district president B Somanath Patra in connection with an alleged attack on an on-duty police inspector. The...
Varanasi/Bhubaneswar: As part of Odisha Parab 2026 in Varanasi, an ‘Odia Diaspora Meet’ was organised Sunday, which brought together members of the Odia community, cultural personalities, professionals, academics and entrepreneurs to strengthen cultural, social and economic ties with Odisha. The programme was attended by Deputy...
PROF CHANDRAMANI KHANDA August 24, 1962, marked a historic milestone in Odisha’s journey of agricultural education, research and technological development with the establishment of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). As the university completes 65 years, its journey represents far more than the...
Bhubaneswar: Laxmisagar police arrested a man for allegedly cheating job aspirants of Rs 25.54 lakh by promising them employment and later issuing fake appointment letters, officials said Sunday. The accused, identified as Basanta Kumar Mallik, 46, was arrested from Langipalli under Baidyanathpur police station limits...
Kataka: A private passenger bus named ‘Lovely’, travelling from Jajpur to Bhubaneswar, met with an accident near Tangi toll gate in Kataka district after losing control and veering off the road Sunday afternoon. Two passengers sustained critical injuries, while 10 others were injured in the...
Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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What was considered India’s demographic dividend is beginning to appear less like an opportunity and more like a warning signal....
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By Aakar Patel Headline from this week: “Pune Police withdraws conversion law provisions from 2 cases after officials find Act...
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