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Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to conduct a comprehensive survey of urban local bodies (ULBs), especially the drinking water-deficient pockets, soon to streamline the potable water system and tide over the seasonal water shortage, Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department Principal Secretary Usha Padhee...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Delhi, in collaboration with IIT-Bhubaneswar Research and Entrepreneurship Park (IIT-Bhubaneswar REP), has launched a major health-education initiative to advance mental health care and medical training in India. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two institutions will jointly implement two pioneering projects...

Bhubaneswar: Skill development is a key pillar of Odisha’s journey towards inclusive growth. A developed Odisha can be built only by a skilled, confident youth, equipped with a global competitive mindset, said Industries, Skill Development and Technical Education (SD&TE) Minister Sampad Chandra Swain here Wednesday...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das Wednesday asked the party’s women wing members to induct at least 100 women each to strengthen its base. Inaugurating a two-day training programme for the Mahila Congress members, Das said that a proactive and capable...

New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is hoping that Odisha FC will confirm their participation for the delayed 2025-26 Indian Super League (ISL) season, which is set to start February 14. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday announced that the ISL, which was on...

Bhubaneswar: Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday denounced slogans against Prime Minister and the Home Minister on the JNU campus and called those students "misled". He said the slogan-shouting students should understand that the prime minister has been elected and should be respected. "Hatred...

Jajpur: A college lecturer was placed under suspension Wednesday after he was arrested and sent to jail on charge of misappropriating Rs 32.07 lakh meant for a self-defence programme for girls, officials said. The suspension order was issued by Jajpur sub-collector and president of the...

Bhubaneswar: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Odisha's Khurda district has been closed for a week for students following an outbreak of jaundice on the campus, officials said Wednesday. Principal Kabita Kar asked parents to take their children home as a precautionary measure. "I would like...

Berhampur: At least two persons were killed and another seriously injured when the motorcycle on which they were travelling hit a roadside tree in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday, police said. The accident took place near Mandarada under Jarada police station limits. According to the police,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday launched the Godabarisha Mishra Model Primary School scheme and laid the foundation stone for 118 such schools across the state. Majhi launched the scheme at Banpur in Khurda district, the birthplace of Pandit Godabarisha Mishra, a noted...