Berhampur: Researchers from the Department of Marine Sciences at Berhampur University have identified a new species of amphipod, a small shrimp-like crustacean, along the Odisha coast. The discovery was made in October last year when researchers Sriraj Nahak, Geetanjali Bhoi and Suman Patra visited Aryapalli...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is set to disburse over Rs 5,000 crore among more than 1.02 crore beneficiaries of Subhadra Yojana on the occasion of International Women’s Day Sunday. Addressing media in Bhubaneswar, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said the state government had received 1,12,57,667 applications...
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced temporary regulation of several train services to facilitate major infrastructure upgrades at Puri railway station. Railway authorities said the project aims to improve passenger amenities and operational efficiency at the station. As part of the upgrade, ballastless...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi slammed the West Bengal government over the reported snub of President Droupadi Murmu during her Siliguri visit, saying the incident has "deeply saddened" the coastal state and the tribal community nationwide. Majhi, who hails from the Santhal community,...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to construct two permanent shade structures at key traffic junctions in the city at an estimated cost of Rs 4 crore as part of its summer preparedness measures. The sheds will come up near Rupali Square and...
Bhubaneswar: The Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition organised by Odisha Police at the IDCO Exhibition Ground in Bhubaneswar drew an enthusiastic response Saturday, with people from different sections of society visiting the venue to learn about India’s newly introduced criminal laws. A large number of students, aware...
Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Contractors Welfare Association (AOCWA) withdrew its 14-day protest after holding successful discussions with Works, Law and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Saturday. Three major organisations representing nearly 70,000 contractors had been staging demonstrations since February 20,...
Bhubaneswar: Intensifying the campaign for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from Odisha, Opposition-backed common candidate Datteswar Hota Saturday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi, while BJP-backed Independent candidate Dilip Ray expressed confidence of winning the election on the basis of "conscience votes". Accompanied...
Koraput/Baripada: Five school students, including two girls, drowned in separate incidents in Odisha's Koraput and Mayurbhanj districts Saturday, police said. Three Class X students drowned in the backwaters of Kolab reservoir near their school in the afternoon. They had completed their Class X board examinations...
Bhadrak: Odisha Police Saturday rescued a girl of a central government-run residential school in Bhadrak district after she ran away following alleged sexual harassment by a teacher, officials said. The Class-VII student reportedly escaped by scaling the boundary wall of the school, taking shelter at...
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