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Rourkela’s dangling cables belie Smart City claims

Rourkela: Despite the passage of over two years since a high-level meeting resolved to make Rourkela an overhead cable-free City, the resolution finds little implementation on the ground. In several parts of the City— including Daily Market, Koel Nagar, Chhend, Panposh, Basanti Colony and Uditnagar...

NIT Rourkela, Odisha

NIT Rourkela facilitates learning on drone swarm tech for Indian Army

Rourkela: In a significant stride towards defence-tech integration, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has successfully concluded a high-level National Bootcamp on “Advances in Drone Swarm and Applications” in collaboration with the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Ministry of Defence, Government of India....

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Odisha farmer ends life over crop failure

Bolangir: A farmer in Dandara village under Dangarpada panchayat of Muribahal block in Bolangir district reportedly committed suicide Friday by consuming pesticide over crop loss and debt burden. Sources said the deceased, identified as Rajkumar Patra, 45, was distressed due to crop failure caused by...

Odisha, Crime

Odisha: Woman burnt alive by hubby over infertility

Deogarh: A 40-year-old man was detained for allegedly killing his wife by setting her on fire in Rengali village under Barkote police limits in Deogarh district. The woman died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Cuttack. The deceased was identified as Sabita Nayak, 34,...

‘Pushkara’ bags National Award

Bhubaneswar: Pushkara, a powerful cinematic adaptation of the Odia novel Nadabindu, has been named Best Odia Film at the 71st National Film Awards, announced Friday. The recognition marks a proud moment for Odia cinema and especially for the film’s debutant director Subhranshu Das, a cinematographer-turned-filmmaker....

 

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