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Sambit Baral

Odisha’s Sambit earns BCCI emerging call

Bhubaneswar: Odisha cricketer Sambit Baral has earned a place in Team A for the prestigious BCCI Emerging Men’s Tournament 2026, scheduled to be held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru from July 6 to 24. Baral’s selection was made by the All...

Priyadarshee Panigrahi scuba diver

NRO scuba diver explores sunken aircraft in Red Sea

Bhubaneswar: Dubai-based Non-Resident Odia (NRO) and noted scuba diver Priyadarshee Panigrahi has added another milestone to his international underwater explorations by successfully diving the submerged Lockheed L-1011 TriStar passenger aircraft in Jordan’s Red Sea, one of the world’s most unusual underwater aircraft wrecks. Panigrahi undertook...

Odisha Police Headquarters

STF busts interstate cannabis smuggling syndicate; 4 held

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch Friday claimed to have busted an inter-state cannabis smuggling syndicate with the arrest of four persons, including its alleged kingpin, in Nayagada district following a month-long intelligence-driven operation. The accused were identified as Durbasa Sahu,...

Odisha successfully completes first phase of Census exercise

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has successfully completed the first phase of the Census exercise, the House Listing Operation and Housing Census, with the process being carried out smoothly across the state. The progress of the ongoing Census activities was reviewed Thursday by Revenue and Disaster Management Department...

ECoR GM inspects Titlagarh-Muniguda section

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parmeshwar Funkwal conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Titlagarh-Muniguda Section Friday, focused on reviewing the safety measures, traffic facilities, passenger amenities and the ongoing infrastructure works across several stations in the section. During the inspection, Funkwal thoroughly reviewed...

Odisha CM presents state film awards for 2023, 2024

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday presented various state film awards for the year 2023 and 2024 to the winners in Bhubaneswar at a special programme. CM Majhi conferred a total of 31 awards in various categories for each of the two years,...

Odisha CM Go East

Odisha CM unveils ‘Go East’ platform to boost industrialisation

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced the launch of the 'Go East' platform to accelerate industrialisation and ensure balanced development across eastern India and asserted that growth will be driven by regional strength and cooperation. CM Majhi, who was speaking at the CII...

Sarat Chandra Dash

Senior journalist Sarat Chandra Dash dies at 83

Bhubaneswar: Senior journalist Sarat Chandra Dash died at a private hospital Friday, family sources said. He was 83 and is survived by two sons and two daughters. Dash, the former Odisha bureau chief of the Press Trust of India (PTI), had been suffering from prostate-related...

Odisha Police

Odisha Police busts inter-state cannabis smuggling racket, arrests four

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Friday arrested four persons, including the kingpin of an inter-state cannabis smuggling racket, in Nayagarh district after a month-long intelligence-driven operation, officials said. The arrested persons have been identified as Durbasa Sahu (46), the alleged mastermind, Subudhi Sahu (40), Arun Kumar Rana...

Odisha textbook errors

Odisha suspends four senior officials over textbook errors

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday suspended four senior officials over errors found in school textbooks and initiated disciplinary proceedings against six assistant directors. The action was taken based on the report submitted by a high-level inquiry committee headed by Development Commissioner DK Singh. According to the...

 

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