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Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to personally intervene in upgrading key road infrastructure in Angul district to strengthen coal transportation and support industrial growth. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Pradhan proposed the widening of the...

Keonjhar: Forest officials have recovered the carcass of a tusker from Manikpur village in neighbouring Jharkhand, near the Joda border of Keonjhar district. Local residents spotted the animal’s body near a mango grove on the village outskirts Thursday morning and alerted the forest officials. Officials...

Koraput: A 13-yearold schoolgirl died during treatment after falling ill at a residential school hostel in Koraput district Thursday, with her family alleging negligence by school authorities. The deceased was identified as Subarna, daughter of Bhagaban Amanathya of Podapadar village. She was a student of...

Sambalpur: A fresh bomb threat has been issued to the District Judge’s court in Sambalpur, prompting an extensive security response, officials said Thursday. The threat was received via an email sent to the court registrar, following which police swung into action. Bomb disposal squads, along...

Bargarh/Sohela: Minors are increasingly taking to crimes and joining hands with history-sheeters as police seized 20.7 kg of ganja during smuggling and arrested seven persons, including a minor, during a raid here Thursday. The accused were identified as Gobinda alias Sana Negi of Bolangir, Chandrasekhar...

SASHIKANTA MANSINGH, OP I n the quiet, undulating landscape of Khurda district, the hill shrine of Maa Ramachandi at Gadamanitri stands as a place where faith is shaped as much by nature as by narrative. Located around 22 km from Khurda town, the shrine remains...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Crime Unit (SCU) of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police has seized two semiautomatic pistols along with 10 rounds of live ammunition and arrested the prime accused in the City, police said Thursday. The accused was identified as Amaresh Rout alias Kanha, 28, of Sundarapada...

Bhubaneswar: As per the Odisha Fire Service Act, strict guidelines have been laid down for exhibitions and temporary structures to ensure fire safety and public security. Organisers are required to inform the local fire station in advance about the venue, size and capacity of the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired a high-level preparatory meeting, Thursday, to review arrangements for the 78th Capital Foundation Day of Bhubaneswar and ensure the two-day celebration (April 13 and 14) is held with grandeur and wide public participation. Garg directed all departments and associated...

Manoj Nayak is the founder of Kalinga Biomedical, an enterprise rooted in his deep technical expertise. Born in Sartarpur, Bhadrak, he attended Chinmay Vidyalaya, Rourkela, before pursuing a Diploma in Biotech at UCPES, Berhampur. He furthered his specialisation with a B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering from...