Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday signed 13 MoUs including IOCL's Dual-Feed Naphtha Cracker Project and received 15 other proposals worth a total investment of Rs 1.03 lakh crore, which will create employment for over 95,000 people, an official release said here. The MoUs were signed...
Balasore: A female police constable was found dead in her quarters in Odisha's Balasore district Tuesday, an official said. The body of Jasoda Das, 23, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her room in the morning, they said. She was immediately taken to...
Berhampur: Two persons were arrested by the Odisha Police from Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district Tuesday for allegedly misappropriating Mission Shakti funds, officials said. The main accused, Y Hemalata (37), used to work as master bookkeeper of the Gram Panchayat Level Federation (GPLF) of Mission Shakti...
Jajpur: Khordha district's assistant collector Ashwini Kumar Nayak and his driver were injured after a speeding truck rammed into their SUV Tuesday, police said. The incident happened on NH-16 near Mulapala Chhak in Kuakhia police station area in Jajpur district, they said. Nayak was travelling to...
Bhubaneswar: Rain with thunderstorms is likely in most parts of Odisha over the next three days, according to the IMD. A 'Yellow' alert to "be aware" was issued by the IMD for Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar,...
Kolkata: Mitchell Marsh (81) and Nicholas Pooran (87 not out) smacked belligerent half-centuries as Lucknow Super Giants posted a massive 238 for three against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Marsh clobbered five sixes and six fours in his knock...
Puri: A female journalist, Linu Nayak, staged an overnight protest outside the office of the Puri Superintendent of Police, demanding justice after being allegedly assaulted by servitors (sevayats) of the Jagannath Temple. Several journalists Tuesday joined her in solidarity, as calls for swift legal action...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched a pilot program for the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for monitoring the growth of children, officials said. A five-day training-cum-workshop on ‘AI for Growth Monitoring: Development of an AI Tool for Child Anthropometry' was inaugurated here...
Cuttack: The results of the High School Certificate (HSC) Examination, commonly known as the Matriculation or Class-X board examination, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, are expected to be announced in the second week of May, BSE President Srikant Tarai confirmed Tuesday....
Ganjam: A 45-year-old woman, her son and daughter allegedly died by su*cide after consuming pesticide-laced rice in Ganjam district, police said Monday. The incident took place at Palibandha village in Ganjam police station area. The deceased were identified as S Mama Reddy, 45, her son...
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