Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday unveiled plans to transform Cuttack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, and Berhampur into digital hubs, aiming to position the state as a leading innovation destination. The initiative is part of Vision Odisha 2036 and Developed India 2047. Speaking at the inaugural...
Bargarh: In the fourth such incident within a month, a 13-year-old girl allegedly set herself on fire and is struggling for life at a hospital in Odisha's Bargarh district, police said Monday. The incident took place at Phiringmal village within Gaisilat police limits. The minor...
Gudvela: In a tragic incident at Chhendjad village under Gudvela block in Bolangir district, para-athlete Jogendra Chhatria (33) died late Saturday night at Burla Medical College, succumbing to injuries sustained in a stray dog attack. Jogendra, who was unmarried, had represented Odisha and India in...
Bhubaneswar: The BJD called a 12-hour bandh Monday at Raighar block in Odisha's Nabarangpur district over the death of a nursing student following an alleged harassment. The opposition party, in a statement issued Sunday, said that the 'hartal' (the general strike) will be observed from...
Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress held a march in Odisha's Puri district Sunday, demanding ‘justice’ for the girl who succumbed to burn injuries last month. The 'Nari Naya Yatra', led by state Congress president Bhakta Charan Das, started at Bayabar village and culminated in Nimapara, where...
Berhampur: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday inaugurated Odisha's first seawater desalination plant in Ganjam district. The plant, at Matikhal near Chhatarpur, will convert seawater into freshwater using reverse osmosis (RO). It has been developed by the Odisha Sands Complex (OSCOM), a unit of Indian...
Puri: At least three men drowned Sunday while taking a bath in the sea in Odisha's Puri district, police said. The incident occurred on the Chandrabhaga beach near the famous Konark temple when they were bathing in the sea, a senior officer said. The two...
Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday inaugurated a new building of the Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College & Hospital in Koraput, expanding its capacity by 650 beds. Majhi also announced that his government will develop a six-lane highway, the Jeypore-Bermhapur-Bhubaneswar 'economic corridor'. He...
Bhubaneswar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from August 13 during which he will meet Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati and attend an event in Cuttack. Senior RSS functionary Sumanta Kumar Panda said Bhagwat will reach...
Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: The ex-boyfriend of the 19-year-old woman, who died allegedly by setting herself on fire in Odisha's Kendrapara district, was arrested Sunday on charges of abetment of suicide and sexual harassment, police said. The woman's charred body was found on the staircase of her house...
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By Aakar Patel Attacks on Bengali Christians and their churches have begun following the BJP's victory in the state. Last...
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre appears keen to give young IPS officers early exposure to the workings and priorities of...
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