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Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired a high-level preparatory meeting, Thursday, to review arrangements for the 78th Capital Foundation Day of Bhubaneswar and ensure the two-day celebration (April 13 and 14) is held with grandeur and wide public participation. Garg directed all departments and associated...

Manoj Nayak is the founder of Kalinga Biomedical, an enterprise rooted in his deep technical expertise. Born in Sartarpur, Bhadrak, he attended Chinmay Vidyalaya, Rourkela, before pursuing a Diploma in Biotech at UCPES, Berhampur. He furthered his specialisation with a B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering from...

Bhubaneswar: With self-enumeration under Census 2027 commencing in Odisha, the state government Thursday evening issued an order to all departments not to transfer officials engaged in the exercise till it is completed. The online self-enumeration exercise commenced April 1. Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster...

Bhubaneswar: Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib Thursday alleged that people are facing an LPG crisis due to the faulty foreign policy of the Centre. Addressing a 'Yuvakranti Samavesh' organised by the Odisha unit of Youth Congress, Chib claimed that despite assurances by the Union...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday directed district collectors to introduce morning classes in schools with immediate effect as temperatures touched 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the state. In a letter, the School and Mass Education Department said class timings in all government, aided and...

Kolkata: NHeinrich Klaasen hit a strokeful fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in their IPL match Thursday. Sent in to bat, Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) shared an opening stand of 82 runs off 34 balls to set...

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha Thursday celebrated 'Ama Poshak Ama Parichaya' (Our Attire, Our Identity) Day as part of the ongoing Odia Pakhya, donning traditional handloom attire to showcase cultural pride. The fortnight-long 'Odia Pakhya' is being observed from April 1 to 14 under the aegis...

Kolkata: Blessing Muzarabani starred with a four-wicket haul for Kolkata Knight Riders, but a fighting half-century from Heinrich Klaasen powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to a competitive 226 for eight in their IPL clash Thursday. Travis Head returned to form with a blistering 46 off 21 balls,...

Berhampur: A 20-year-old woman, who allegedly set herself on fire in Odisha's Ganjam district a day after filing a rape complaint, has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Berhampur, police said Thursday. She died Wednesday night after battling for her life for five...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match Thursday. While left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar came in for SRH, KKR decided to go with the same XI that played in their previous...