Jajpur: A 22-year-old labourer identified as Arijit Jena from Jaraka village, died on Labour Day after allegedly being thrashed and tortured by the owner and staff of a private stone crusher unit in Jajpur district. According to the complaint filed by Arijit’s father, the incident...
Berhampur: Police arrested two persons on allegations of killing a 17-year-old girl in Odisha's Ganjam district, an official said Friday. The accused were identified as Muna Khan (20) of Antarabatia village, near Gopalpur, and a 16-year-old boy from Khurda district, police said. He added that...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday signed MoUs with four corporations for the development of agriculture and support to farmers for the 2025-26 financial year. The MoUs were signed by the state agriculture department with Odisha Agro-Industrial Corporation (OAIC), Odisha Agriculture Promotion and Capital Investment Corporation Limited...
New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a fact-finding committee to look into consecutive student suicides at KIIT-Bhubaneshwar, officials said Friday. The panel was constituted after a 20-year-old Nepalese student of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha's Bhubaneswar...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday approved 19 projects worth Rs 3,898 crore, which are expected to generate employment for over 7,400 people. According to an official statement, the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, has given its nod...
Cuttack: More than 96 per cent of the students who appeared for the Matriculation (Class-X) examinations-2025 under the Odisha Board of Secondary Education (BSE) cleared the examinations, School Mass Education Minister Nityananda Ganda said Friday. The 10th Board examinations in Odisha are conducted under three...
Bhubaneswar: Eight scientists from different institutions in Odisha are among thousands of researchers at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland who recently received the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics recognised the collaborative work of researchers...
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday extended heartfelt condolences on the tragic demise of a female Nepali student of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University, Bhubaneswar, stating that the Indian government takes the safety, security, and well-being of all international students...
Bhubaneswar: Nepal Friday launched diplomatic initiatives to probe the death of one of its students at a premier technology institute here, a day after she was found hanging in her hostel room, the country's foreign ministry said. The body of the 18-year-old B.Tech computer science...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday chaired a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar to review aviation and network infrastructure development across the state, with a focus on strengthening air connectivity and modernising existing facilities. The meeting covered proposals for a...
India and Pakistan have halted military actions for now, a day after Pakistan breached a ceasefire initially announced to the...
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