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Bhubaneswar: Visionary academic leadership is key to advancing higher education in the state, Higher Education Minister Surjyabanshi Suraj said Saturday. He was speaking as the chief guest at the valedictory session of a “Capacity Building and Leadership Development Workshop” for principals and senior faculty members...

Bhubaneswar: An organisational meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja was held Saturday in collaboration with the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to review the implementation of various pollution control measures and schemes across the state. The meeting also focused on strengthening inter-departmental coordination...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre for Tropical Mushroom Research & Training, in collaboration with the All India Coordinated Research Project on Mushroom, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), organised a five-day skill training programme on mushroom production at the university premises. Arabinda Dhal, Officer-in-Charge of the...

Bhubaneswar: To ensure citizen-centric governance and deliver swift justice, a special Camp Court was organised by the Housing and Urban Development department at Unnati Bhawan here Saturday. During the hearing, a total of 140 cases were successfully adjudicated, making a notable impact on the backlog...

Bhubaneswar: In order to boost productivity and reduce drudgery during the production of handlooms and handicrafts, traditional craftsmanship needs to blend with modern tools and techniques, said Ministry of Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao, while chairing the concluding session of the two-day national conference on...

Puri: Lifeguards operating along Puri beach to prevent drowning incidents among tourists received a major boost Saturday as the Puri civic body and the Tourism department jointly presented them with an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). The vehicle was handed over in the presence of hundreds of...

Bhubaneswar: Gate 3 of Utkal University in Bhubaneswar again became a matter of contention after locals of the adjacent VSS Nagar launched a fresh demand to open it for public use as soon as possible. The demand was put forth before Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan,...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Corut has quashed the promotion of a few unreserved category employees in the Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) department to the higher post under the reserved category. The single judge bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra directed the Keonjhar district administration to...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to expedite the removal of encroachments on government land in a village in Jajpur district. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Murahari Sri Raman disposed of a writ petition filed by...

Bhubaneswar: A 72-year-old man was allegedly killed by two miscreants on the suspicion that he practised witchcraft, in Chandaka area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, police said Saturday. Though the incident took place a month ago, it came to light when the skeleton of the...