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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention Thursday in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and commended the Indian diaspora for serving as the nation's "ambassadors to the world. Highlighting the significance of India's democratic ethos, he remarked, "India is not just the...

New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi extended birthday wishes to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Thursday and hailed him for elevating India's global standing. CM Majhi wished the EAM good health, happiness, and success. Praising EAM Jaishankar, CM Majhi said his exceptional leadership...

Bhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Thursday stressed on the importance of the diaspora as India strives to build a "global workforce". Addressing the Indian diaspora at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention here, Jaishankar said that in times of difficulty abroad, they can be confident...

Sonepur: Subarnapur, a predominantly agricultural district, boasts significant horticultural production, but the absence of cold storage and proper marketing facilities continues to plague farmers, a report said. They are often forced into distress sales of their crops, leaving them vulnerable to financial exploitation. Farmers in...

Rourkela: The lives of two minor girls, who suffered accidental strangulation while playing on swings, were successfully saved by the doctors at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) in Steel City, a report said. Both cases, strikingly similar in nature, were admitted recently to the intensive care...

Phulbani: A special POCSO court here Wednesday convicted a man for raping a minor girl in 2020 and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI). The judge Rajesh Dash also slapped a penalty of Rs 20,000 on the convict identified as Suratha Behera,...

Bhubaneswar: Residents of Kalahandi district have urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take steps towards allocating permanent bauxite mines to the Lanjigarh-based Vedanta Company. The demand finds mentioned in a memorandum submitted to the District Magistrate and Collector Wednesday. Copies of the memorandum were...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his two-day Odisha visit during which he will inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) convention Thursday. Modi arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport on a special flight from Andhra Pradesh Wednesday evening. He was received at the...

Bhubaneswar: IIT-Bhubaneswar signed an agreement with the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) Wednesday for collaborative research in the field of road engineering. The major thrust areas of research are traffic and transportation engineering, pavement engineering, road safety and other allied civil engineering areas such as...

Phulbani: Security personnel seized a country-made gun and Maoist items during combing operations in Odisha's Kandhamal and Rayagada districts, police said Wednesday. A joint squad of Kandhamal police, CRPF and the special operations group found the items while carrying out combing operations in different forest...