New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu showered praise on Indian para-athletes Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi for their historic 1-2 finish in the men’s T47 100m event and long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar for winning the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Gavit clinched the...
Bhubaneshwar: Senior BJP leader and MP Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, and other senior BJP leaders, days after stepping down as the Union Education Minister. The discussions, held Wednesday, centred on key developmental...
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa Wushu Association (OWA) is proud to announce that Aanika Pattnaik, the only female Wushu athlete from Odisha, has been selected to represent India at the prestigious Batumi Open International Wushu Championship 2026, scheduled to be held in Batumi, Georgia, from July 30...
Jajpur: Two breaches in the right embankment of Kani River, a distributary of Baitarani, triggered severe flooding in Jajpur district Wednesday, inundating villages, disrupting road connectivity and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter on embankments and in schools. The breaches, measuring about 80 ft...
Korukonda: A sharp rise in egg prices has started affecting government nutrition programmes at Anganwadi centres (AWCs) and the midday meal (MDM) scheme at schools in Malkangiri district and other parts of the state. With chicken, mutton and fish prices already witnessing a spiralling rise,...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Cyber fraud cases in India have nearly tripled, rising from 10,395 in 2020 to 29,758 in 2024, with Telangana recording the highest number of cases in 2024, followed by Bihar, Maharashtra and Odisha, the government informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. In a written...
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday said education should be closely integrated with practical skills and entrepreneurship to enable students to become job creators rather than merely job seekers. Accompanied by First Lady Jayashree Kambhampati, the Governor visited the Centurion University campus, where he lauded...
Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education (HE) department Wednesday released the third merit list for admission to undergraduate (UG) courses for the 2026–27 academic session. According to the department, a total of 2,87,519 seats are available for UG admissions this year, out of which 2,37,200 students had...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday expressed gratitude to devotees, servitors, police personnel, government officials, voluntary organisations and all those associated with the Rath Yatra in Puri for the successful and peaceful conduct of the world-famous festival this year, despite challenging weather conditions. The...
Bhubaneswar: Banks key to building Odisha’s agri-entrepreneur ecosystem by ensuring timely and adequate credit support to aspiring entrepreneurs, said Deputy CM and Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo during a state-level Bankers’ Meet 2026 organised by Agricultural Promotion and Investment Corporation...
The Centre is courting yet another controversy by introducing a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to fundamentally alter...
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By Aakar Patel Mother of Democracy is standing for a non-permanent elected seat at the United Nations Security Council. Non-permanent...
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