Bhubaneswar: State’s expanding green economy could generate up to one million employment opportunities over the next decade, but building a skilled and industry-ready workforce will be critical to unlocking this potential, according to a new report by the International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology...
Bhubaneswar: Students and parents of the Demonstration Multipurpose (DM) School in Bhubaneswar staged a protest at the Regional Institute of Education (RIE) Thursday, opposing the proposed merger of the institution with the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS). The protest was joined by members of the DM...
By ANATHA TARAI, OP Ganjam: Puintola Upper Primary School near the entrance to Puintola village under Ganjam Notified Area Council (NAC) has long suffered from inadequate infrastructure and administrative neglect. The block-grant school, established in 1994, currently has 46 students enrolled in Classes VI and...
Bhubaneswar: The state government will disburse the fifth instalment of financial assistance under the CM-KISAN scheme for the 2026-27 Rabi season Friday, official sources said Thursday. According to the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department, more than 49 lakh small and marginal farmers, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal...
Puri: The Jagannath temple in Puri will be closed for five hours Friday for a special ritual on the occasion of Janmashtami when the Lord, assuming a maternal persona, will give birth to Sri Krishna. The temple authorities said in a statement Thursday that public...
Baleshwar: A minor college student was allegedly raped by her boyfriend and his friends in Odisha's Baleshwar district, police said Thursday. The incident took place Wednesday when she went out with her boyfriend. She was taken to a secluded place where her boyfriend's friends were...
Kendujhar: Police Thursday busted an organised inter-district gang involved in theft of transformer copper coils, aluminium/copper wires and other electrical materials and arrested 16 accused persons in Odisha's Kendujhar district, an officer said. The gang was operating across Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Jajpur, Anugola, Dhenkanal and Kataka...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) has issued over 60,000 e-challans in a single day for violations of various traffic norms, officials said Thursday. The STA in its official X handle said: "On the second day of the 'Zero Fatality Week' aimed at preventing...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Thursday accused the BJP government of failing to tackle the flood in Jajpur district and also alleged discrimination in relief distribution among the affected villagers. However, the ruling BJP rejected the allegation and claimed that the people are being provided with...
Bhubaneswar: An anti-corruption vigilance court in Odisha's Dhenkanal district Thursday convicted a former collector and two others in a corruption case and sentenced them to one year of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fines, an official said. The convicted persons were identified as Nityananda Mohanty, IAS,...
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By Aakar Patel The 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks will soon be upon us. Americans will mourn, taking...
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