Bhubaneswar: Amidst escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and growing fears of a broader conflict in the region, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday cautioned students about the consequences of terrorism, stating that many children in Pakistan are ruining their futures by getting involved...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj Thursday said the state government can now appoint vice-chancellors and faculty members across various universities, following the Supreme Court's decision to lift the stay order on such hirings. Welcoming Wednesday's apex court order, the minister said the verdict...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police Thursday said it has arrested two persons from Kolkata for their alleged involvement in two cyber fraud cases involving over Rs 8 crore. Mobile phones, SIM cards, Aadhaar cards, and other articles were seized from the two accused. The Crime Branch...
Berhampur: In a step towards ensuring public safety, a power utility has issued 1,229 notices to individuals and establishments for alleged unauthorised constructions near overhead electricity distribution lines in eight southern districts of Odisha. The notices were issued by the TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited...
Bhubaneswar: Two flights from the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here were cancelled Thursday, officials said. Around 27 airports in various parts of the country are closed in the wake of Operation Sindoor, under which armed forces carried out strikes on terror targets in Pakistan...
Balasore: Nine-year-old Tanuj Kumar Satpathy, who lost his father in the Pahalgam attack, Thursday said that he wants to join the Indian Army and confront Pakistani terrorists. Tanuj's father, Prashant Satpathy, was among the 26 people killed in the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has instructed the home department to ensure that no officers below the rank of Superintendents of Police supervise cases of mob lynching, extremist activities and organised crime. Majhi issued this direction while reviewing implementation of three criminal legislations...
Bhubaneswar: International flight service from Bhubaneswar to Abu Dhabi will commence from June this year, Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said Thursday. The flight service will be launched under the Building Management of Aviation Assets and Network (B-MAAN) scheme. Indigo will run the flight service Tuesday,...
Jajpur/Korei: Despite repeated directives from the Directorate of Elementary Education for action against teachers who have obtained their jobs with fake certificates, Jajpur district has seen little progress in this regard. According to sources, the district has over 200 such fake teachers with 70 of...
Khandapada: With recurring annual flood waters from Kusumi and Kuanria rivers swallowing vast stretches of fertile farmland and converting those into barren sandbars, distressed farmers from basin village have once again urged the Water Resources Department to take immediate and lasting action to safeguard their...
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