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Bhubaneswar: All India NABARD Retired Employees’ Welfare Association (AINREWA) has accused the Union government of inordinate delay in approving pension revision for directly recruited NABARD pensioners, despite prior approval for revision of family pension. The association has also alleged unjustified delay by NABARD authorities in...

Bhubaneswar: Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg Friday held a high-level review meeting with the World Bank Mission Team to assess the progress of the Odisha State Capacity and Sustainable Growth Policy Programme (OSCRGP). The review meeting saw participation of key state offi...

Bhubaneswar: A distinguished group of poets, academicians, citizens, and former senior government officers visited Press Information Bureau (PIB) regional office, Friday for an interactive session with PIB ADG Akhil Kumar Mishra. The meeting focused on the power of literature and creative expression in amplifying the...

Pipli: While the terrifying memories of a massive damage caused by floodwaters due to a breach at Phulupal on Bhargavi River in 2008 are yet to fade from public memory, allegations have now emerged that illegal sand mining at the same location has raised fears...

Bhubaneswar: “We are not merely adopting AI, we are laying the foundation of an AI-powered Odisha,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said while addressing the inaugural occasion of Regional AI Impact Conference here Friday. Setting the tone for the conference through a virtual address, the...

Paris/Bhubaneswar: Former president of Institution of Engineers (India) and an alumnus of NIT, Rourkela, Ashok Basa has been appointed as the internal auditor of World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) for the period 2025 to 2027. WFEO executive board (EB) made the following appointment in...

Bhubaneswar: The National Puppet Theatre Festival, organised by the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi with the support of the Department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture, concluded at Bhanja Kala Mandap, Bhubaneswar Friday. The valedictory ceremony was attended by Odisha’s Minister for Culture, Suryabanshi Suraj as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department Friday organised a sensitisation workshop on the Odisha Vision Document 2036 and 2047 (Viksit Odisha for Vikshit Bharat) for Vice Chancellors of universities, Principals of colleges and Regional Directors of Education. Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj, who attended the programme...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the state relies heavily on mining revenue to fund its development initiatives, the government is facing a bizarre situation wherein it is losing mining revenue of several hundred crores. A section of private firms has allegedly devised ways to misappropriate...

Ahmedabad: Hard-hitting India batters Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya hammered fine half-centuries while spinner Varun Chakravarthy snared four wickets as India defeated South Africa by 30 runs to clinch the five-match T20I series 3-1 in Ahmedabad Saturday. With Varma (73 off 42 balls) and Pandya...