Koraput: Police Saturday arrested five persons for the murder of a 19-year-old college student in Odisha's Koraput district, officials said. The accused comprise three adults and two minors. The arrests were made within 24 hours of the murder of Debasish Kishan Kuldeep, a second-year degree...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the fourth Saturday of August will be observed as 'Garima Diwas' in order to create awareness of the safety and security of sanitation workers and strengthen their social security. Majhi said this while addressing a national...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Saturday braced for another spell of heavy rain as a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal was in forecast, prompting the state government to step up preparedness in flood-affected districts. The IMD said the low-pressure area is likely to form over...
Bhubaneswar: Members of the All Odisha Teachers Aspirants' Association began a hunger strike Saturday at Bhubaneswar's Lower PMG after talks with the government reportedly failed to resolve their demands, sources said. The teacher aspirants reportedly held discussions with the Mass Education Minister Friday to seek...
Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: Preliminary tests for alcohol and drugs have “returned negative” for Andhra Pradesh MP Lingamaneni Ramesh’s son following a fatal Aston Martin accident in Hyderabad, and the body of the deceased victim has been handed over to her brother and was later taken to Odisha,...
Puri: The inventory of the Ratna Bhandar at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri will be conducted August 31 and September 1, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration said. The two-day exercise has been scheduled considering upcoming festivals and rituals at the 12th-century shrine, with the administration...
Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) Chairman Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Friday laid the foundation stone for a major six-lane road project connecting Guru Kelucharan Park with Patia Railway Station. The 45-metre-wide Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) road is expected to...
Brahmapur: Ganjam has emerged as the leading district in Odisha in the installation of rooftop solar panels under the Centre's PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, officials said. According to them, Ganjam has recorded the installation of 16,418 rooftop solar projects, followed by Baleswar with...
Nuapada: Students at Patadara (Kuimunda) Upgraded Government High School in Boden block of Nuapada district are forced to study amid a severe lack of basic facilities, with neither toilets nor safe drinking water available on the school premises. Established in 1967, the school serves students...
Patrapur: The headmaster of Nuagada Primary School in Turubudi pancha yat of Ganjam district has been suspended following complaints that 102 students were deprived of midday meals (MDM) for two consecutive days. Parents and villagers approached Patrapur Block Education Officer (BEO) Sitaram Patra Thursday, alleging...
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its latest report released recently has castigated India for...
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Climate justice should become one of the most important points when discussing climate change. The harsh reality of human-induced climate...
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A foreign outlet interviewed me this week and at the end of it, after we had wrapped up, the interviewer...
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Uttar Pradesh’s latest babu reshuffle, while seemingly routine, is difficult to view in isolation. The Yogi Adityanath government has moved...
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