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Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), a deemed-to-be university, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kolkata-based Krishibandhu Crop Science Private Limited (KBC) to collaborate on research, development and extension activities in industrial biotechnology, with a focus on promoting sustainable agriculture, official sources said Wednesday. The...

Kataka: A dispute between inmates of a hostel in Ravenshaw University and a deputy warden escalated into a political row with teachers and local Kataka Sadar MLA Prakash Sethi trading misconduct charges against each other. Earlier, inmates of the varsity's East Hostel had launched an...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Wednesday opposed an alleged move to establish a nuclear power plant in Odisha and accused the state's BJP government of compromising with public safety for the sake of corporate interests. The BJD's opposition came days after a representative of a private company...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo Wednesday said the state aims for a transition from decades of conventional power generation to a leading hub for clean power, green fuels, and a low-carbon industry. Singh Deo was speaking at the 5th edition of E3:...

Bhubaneswar: After large-scale errors were noticed in textbooks of the Odisha government schools, mistakes were allegedly “detected in the National Anthem and state song in the Odia textbook for Class-I students in English medium private institutes”. Though the schools are run privately, the state government...

Bhubaneswar: The authorities deported 42 Bangladeshi nationals who allegedly had infiltrated Odisha's twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, a senior police officer said here Wednesday. The 42 people were expelled from India between July 2025 and March 2026. Another six Bangladeshi infiltrators were found in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday filed a chargesheet against 11 people for their alleged involvement in the lynching of a GRP constable following an attempt to rape a woman on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar May 7, an official said. Investigating Officer (IO) of the case, Ratnaprava...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday conducted searches at premises linked to former Andhra Pradesh MLA Malla Vijaya Prasad in connection with a multi-state chit fund scam, officials said. The searches were carried out at seven locations in Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad as part of a...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Flood waters from swollen rivers entering villages have prompted the Odisha government to issue a crocodile alert and launch a door-to-door awareness campaign and a WhatsApp helpline amid an increased risk of reptile attacks, especially in the coastal district of Kendrapada. Kendrapada is home...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Mettle Meet 2026 is set to kick off here with the preliminary round August 8, followed by the grand finale August 9, bringing together around 80 teams from across Odisha and different parts of the country for one of the biggest...