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Sonepur: A day after the suspicious death of a Class XII Science student at PM Shri SSD Higher Secondary School at Tarbha in Subarnapur district, the administration put under suspension the in-charge hostel superintendent over the issue. It was alleged that Aryan Suna, 17, was...

Deogarh: Deogarh witnessed heightened tension Wednesday as a 12-hour shutdown over healthcare demands coincided with the early-morning launch of bus services from a new bus stand. The District Mahila Ekata Manch called the dawn-to-dusk bandh, demanding round-the-clock health services at the old district headquarters hospital...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha, along with states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan, is among the major sending regions for migrants in India, highlighting its significant role in the country’s internal migration patterns. Observed annually December 18, International Migrants Day recognises the contributions of...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will lead the Odisha Investors Meet Roadshow in Hyderabad December 19, showcasing the state’s growing industrial strengths in Automotive Components, IT & ESDM, Chemicals, Green Energy, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, and other priority sectors. Following the success of recent investor...

Bhubaneswar: The Excise department Wednesday seized 50 kg of ganja worth about Rs 5 lakh and 160 gm of brown sugar valued at Rs 16 lakh, arresting three persons and detaining two minors in separate raids conducted in the district. In the ganja seizure case,...

Bhubaneswar: Infocity Police have arrested eight staff members of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) and apprehended three minor students in connection with the murder of 14-year-old hostel student Shiba Munda, a Class IX student. Police Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh said the case arose...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), in collaboration with Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and WRI India, hosted a capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening the planning and design of adolescent-friendly public spaces. The initiative reflects the City’s commitment to creating inclusive urban environments that promote health, safety,...

Sambalpur: Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, in collaboration with Utkal University (UU), will organise Amrit-Peedhi: Students Global Summit 2025 from December 18 to 20, focused on ‘Governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its Ethics.’ The three-day global academic and youth leadership summit,...

Bhubaneswar: The third meeting of the State-Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) for the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ plantation campaign was held here Wednesday, during which the status of monitoring, portal data uploads and plantation survival, in line with the detailed programme guidelines, was reviewed....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the Chief Secretary to submit a report on issues related to outsourced employees engaged across various state government departments and agencies. The directive was issued while hearing a petition filed by noted human rights activist Biswapriya...