Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with HCL Technologies and Sarvam AI for setting up an AI data centre and a global delivery centre in Khurda district, involving a proposed investment of more than Rs 15,000 crore over the next...
Bhubaneswar: Veteran freedom fighter Bimbadhar Muduli died while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack Friday, his family said. He was 102. Muduli, a native of Kendrapara district, had been suffering from age-related ailments. He was recently elected president of the Odisha...
Puri: As Puri gears up for Bahuda Yatra, the final leg of the Rath Yatra, one offering holds a special place in the hearts of devotees and Odisha's culinary heritage: poda pitha. According to tradition, Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra are offered poda...
Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik mocked the BJP government for claiming credit for the state's fifth-place ranking in NITI Aayog's latest Investment Friendliness Index (IFI), asserting that the achievement was the result of the previous BJD government's policies and reforms. In a social...
Bhubaneswar: Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Thursday directed officials to expedite the survey, design, statutory clearances and execution of major road infrastructure projects to provide a long-term solution to Bhubaneswar’s growing traffic congestion while maintaining high construction standards. The minister also reviewed the progress of the...
Ganjam: Built at a cost of Rs 1 crore, the new sub-registrar’s office has remained locked for nearly 18 months due to lack of an electricity connection, much to the disappointment of hundreds of people visiting the office daily for property and marriage registrations. The...
Bhadrak: Minati Panda, Additional District Judge and Judge of the Fast Track Court-cum-POCSO Court in Bhadrak, has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs20,000 in a case of abduction and rape of a minor. The court ruled...
Champua: Three members of a family were killed, and another sustained critical injuries after a Mahindra Thar SUV crashed into a roadside tree near Rajia under Champua police limits in Kendujhar district while they were on their way to a hospital Wednesday night, police said....
Phulbani: Police seized properties worth over Rs4 crore of the kingpin of an interstate ganja smuggling ring in Kandhamal district and arrested another accused, sources said Thursday. The recent arrest takes the total number of arrests to nine, SP Ramendra Prasad said at a presser...
Baleshwar: A meeting was held at Fakir Mohan University (FMU) under the chairmanship of Aravind Agrawal, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, Government of Odisha, to review the University’s academic, research, and developmental initiatives. The meeting was attended by Vice-Chancellor Prof Santosh Kumar Tripathy,...
A debate is spreading across India. The Cockroach students movement recently succeeded within a few days at forcing change that...
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Better late than never. Two days after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Supreme Court has stated...
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A quote from Milan Kundera goes thus: The final stage of a cultural movement is satire. When the people laugh...
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By Aakar Patel Many are puzzled by the size of the current protests and the speed with which they sprang...
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