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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...

Bhubaneswar: Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat Friday joined a protest rally of All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), demanding interest free loans to women self help groups, and met Commissioner of Police in Bhubaneswar seeking early release of a tribal leader taken to custody last...

Ahmedabad: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav's poor run with the bat continued but India still managed a massive 231 for 5 thanks to Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya's blazing half-centuries and Sanju Samson's useful contribution at the top in the fifth and final T20 International in Anmedabad...

Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has garnered investment intents worth around Rs 67,000 crore during a two-day investor meet in Hyderabad, an official said in Bhubaneswar Friday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the investors meet and road show seeking investment for Odisha in various sectors. “Odisha...