Bhubaneswar: Concerns over a possible flood situation have intensified in Odisha's coastal and low-lying areas as the water level of the Mahanadi river continues to rise following the phased release of water from the Hirakud Reservoir. Water Resources Department engineer-in-chief Dillip Kumar Rout said the...
Bhubaneswar, July 29: The Centre will invest more than Rs 3,384 crore to expand high-speed broadband connectivity across rural Odisha under the BharatNet Phase-III project, following the signing of two key Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) by the Odisha government Wednesday to strengthen the state’s digital...
Bhubaneswar: Khordha district administration has intensified flood preparedness measures, ordering the closure of all schools and cancelling the leave of government officials as heavy rainfall and flood threats loom over parts of Odisha. All government and private primary, upper primary, high schools and higher secondary...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu showered praise on Indian para-athletes Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Mohammed Basil Morssinganakathi for their historic 1-2 finish in the men’s T47 100m event and long-jumper Murali Sreeshankar for winning the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Gavit clinched the...
Bhubaneshwar: Senior BJP leader and MP Dharmendra Pradhan held a meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy, and other senior BJP leaders, days after stepping down as the Union Education Minister. The discussions, held Wednesday, centred on key developmental...
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa Wushu Association (OWA) is proud to announce that Aanika Pattnaik, the only female Wushu athlete from Odisha, has been selected to represent India at the prestigious Batumi Open International Wushu Championship 2026, scheduled to be held in Batumi, Georgia, from July 30...
Jajpur: Two breaches in the right embankment of Kani River, a distributary of Baitarani, triggered severe flooding in Jajpur district Wednesday, inundating villages, disrupting road connectivity and forcing hundreds of residents to take shelter on embankments and in schools. The breaches, measuring about 80 ft...
Korukonda: A sharp rise in egg prices has started affecting government nutrition programmes at Anganwadi centres (AWCs) and the midday meal (MDM) scheme at schools in Malkangiri district and other parts of the state. With chicken, mutton and fish prices already witnessing a spiralling rise,...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Cyber fraud cases in India have nearly tripled, rising from 10,395 in 2020 to 29,758 in 2024, with Telangana recording the highest number of cases in 2024, followed by Bihar, Maharashtra and Odisha, the government informed the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. In a written...
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Wednesday said education should be closely integrated with practical skills and entrepreneurship to enable students to become job creators rather than merely job seekers. Accompanied by First Lady Jayashree Kambhampati, the Governor visited the Centurion University campus, where he lauded...
A debate is spreading across India. The Cockroach students movement recently succeeded within a few days at forcing change that...
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Better late than never. Two days after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Supreme Court has stated...
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A quote from Milan Kundera goes thus: The final stage of a cultural movement is satire. When the people laugh...
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By Aakar Patel Many are puzzled by the size of the current protests and the speed with which they sprang...
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