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Bhubaneswar: Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government for an investment of Rs 4,000 crore. The investment will be made during the next five years to increase the phosphatic fertiliser manufacturing capacity in both intermediate and final...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha vigilance department Thursday unearthed assets including a two-storey building, two flats, nine high-value flats and deposits worth Rs 61 lakh allegedly belonging to a government official. Sleuths of the vigilance department raided the properties of the officer working at the Integrated Tribal Development...

Berhampur: Four people, including an engineering student, were arrested Thursday in connection with burglaries at nine places in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said. Items worth over Rs 10 lakh were seized from those arrested, they said. Among these items were gold ornament, mobile phones, computers,...

Rourkela: The headmistress of a primary school in Bonai sub-division of Odisha's Sundargarh district has been suspended for negligence after 15 students escaped from the boys' hostel January 28, officials said Thursday. According to officials, the Bonai block education officer (BEO) suspended the headmistress of...

Bhubaneswar: Sleuths of the Odisha Vigilance Department Thursday conducted raids on the properties of a government official at various locations for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Officials said that the search is underway at seven places, including Bhubaneswar, Balasore, Jajpur,...

RAJESH MOHANTY, OP Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela have developed an innovative process for efficiently treating industrial wastewater contaminated with persistent dyes such as Bismarck Brown R. The research, supported by Science and Engineering Research Board of the Department of...

Kendrapara: Despite efforts by the state government to promote the Odia language after it was granted classical language status, the use of the mother tongue has taken a back seat in remote coastal areas of Kendrapara district, thanks to the continuous influx of Bangladeshis who...

Hatadihi: The launch of e-KYC (Know Your Customer) by the state government to ensure transparency in the food security scheme under the public distribution system (PDS) has exposed the ugly secrets in the scheme, a report said. The e-KYC aims to identify eligible and ineligible...

Paralakhemundi: Palm jaggery, known for its unique taste, has become a sustainable means of livelihood for farmers in Gajapati district as around 400 farmers from R Udayagiri, Nuagada, and Ramagiri blocks are engaged in its production. Palm Jaggery Cooperative Society (PJCS) established by the state...

Boudh: A Special Task Force (STF) of Boudh forest division has arrested a wildlife smuggler and seized a leopard hide from him. The STF officials, acting on a tip-off, conducted a raid at Kantamal-Manamunda road near Manamunda police station Tuesday. There, they seized the leopard...