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Bhubaneswar: A 30-year-old man from Maharashtra was arrested by the Odisha Police for allegedly duping an investor with the promise of high returns, officials said Friday. Savyasachi Pisolkar (30), a native of Maharashtra's Nashik district, was arrested by the Cyber Crime unit on the basis...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Friday inaugurated the 84th Annual Session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) in Bhubaneswar and announced an additional Rs 1,000 crore road development package for Odisha. Speaking to the mediapersons, Nitin Gadkari said: "The funds...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Nitin Gadkari Friday said India is transitioning from a fuel-importing to a fuel-exporting nation, driven by the growing production and use of ethanol, methanol and green hydrogen. Gadkari, addressing the 84th annual session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC), emphasised the government's...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday praised the country's national song 'Vande Mataram', describing it as not merely a song but the symbol of patriotism, sacrifices and valour. Participating in the state-level inauguration event of the year-long programme for the commemoration of the...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari Friday inaugurated the 84th session of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) in Bhubaneswar. About 3,500 delegates, including engineers, scientists, academicians, and administrators from across the country, will participate in the four-day-long event, organisers said. Accompanied...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) Sanskrit aspirants from across the state staged a massive protest Thursday in front of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) office here, protesting the delay in the release of the merit list for Sanskrit teacher posts. The agitators...

Bhubaneswar: In a major step toward enhancing railway safety and enabling higher train speeds, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched extensive safety fencing works across multiple sections under its jurisdiction. As part of this ambitious initiative, ECoR has sanctioned fencing along 3,133 track kilometers...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Thursday said the state government is committed to transforming the Odisha Police into one of the most modern and robust forces in the country. Inaugurating a one-day Skill Enhancement Workshop for officers of the Railway and...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, will inaugurate the 84th session of the Indian Road Congress (IRC) in Bhubaneswar Friday. Briefing media persons here on the eve of the beginning of the IRC, state Works minister Prithviraj Harichandan said that Odisha...

Cuttack: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Thursday announced the results of the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Preliminary Examination 2024, declaring 2,405 candidates qualified for the next stage of the recruitment process. Of the total qualified candidates, 781 are women, the commission said in its...