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Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Odisha Monday paid tributes to martyr Baji Rout, who sacrificed his life fighting against the British at the age of 12 in Dhenkanal district, on his birth anniversary, with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi remembering his indomitable courage and...

Bhubaneswar: Following the announcement of students' union elections in Odisha, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj Monday appealed to students to participate in the campus polls as part of student democracy, while ensuring free and fair participation without resorting to violence. “Look, my earnest appeal to...

Bhubaneswar: In a major initiative to build a skilled workforce for the clean energy transition, the Odisha government will establish a Green Energy (Solar) Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the World Skill Centre (WSC) campus in Mancheswar here in partnership with the Odisha Hydro Power...

Bhubaneswar: The State unit of BJP Monday mounted a fresh attack on the previous BJD government after the CAG flagged major lapses in DMF spending, including Rs 983 crore expenditure in villages not directly affected by mining and the exclusion of 584 affected villages. BJP...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received a Special Recognition Award from the union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for undertaking the highest number of reforms under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0. The award was presented in New Delhi Monday as part of the...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha Vigilance Department officers Monday detected two multi-storey buildings, a five-acre farmhouse and 20 high-value plots during raids on the properties of a government engineer, officials said. Acting on an allegation of possession of disproportionate assets (DA) to his known sources of income, vigilance...

Bhubaneswar: Students' union elections will be held in colleges across Odisha October 15 after an eight-year gap, with the official notification laying down eligibility criteria for students seeking to contest the polls. As per the schedule issued by the Higher Education Department, colleges and universities...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched what it described as India's first dedicated incentive portal for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) to attract investment and promote business tourism in the state, an official said. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who also holds the tourism...

Bhubaneswar: Students' union elections will be held in colleges across Odisha October 15 after eight years, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said Monday. As per the schedule issued by the Higher Education Department, colleges and universities will issue the official election notification October 7. Candidates...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for new facilities linked to the Shakti engine at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Odisha's Koraput district October 6, officials said Monday. According to official sources, Singh is likely to reach Sunabeda...