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Koraput: The written examination for recruitment to 125 Home Guard posts in Koraput district, scheduled to be held August 31 at DAV College, Koraput, has been postponed indefinitely due to adverse weather conditions. In an official press release issued around 7pm Thursday, Rohit Verma, IPS,...

Rourkela: Students at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela secured 1,274 placement offers and 509 six-month internships leading to potential pre-placement offers in the 2024-25 placement drive, despite global challenges such as recession-induced layoffs. The highest CTC recorded was Rs 62.44 lakh per annum,...

Jajpur Road: Residents near Ahmad Nagar, under the Jajpur Road railway overbridge (ROB), discovered the body of a minor girl Friday morning and alerted both the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Jajpur Road police. Both police units arrived at the scene and found the...

Bhubaneswar: After experiencing relatively dry days this week, Odisha is expected to witness a fresh spell of heavy rainfall starting August 30, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) sources Friday. The alert comes amid the forecast of a new low-pressure system likely to form...

Bhubaneswar: The proposed GST reforms will bring a huge change in trade and commerce in the country, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Friday. Addressing the valedictory session of a seminar on 'Viksit Odisha, 2036 -- Odisha on Growth Path' organised by the Indian...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Friday said sports serve as a true equaliser, breaking barriers of caste, creed and gender, and uniting everyone under the shared spirit of excellence. He was speaking at the National Sports Day celebration held in Bhubaneswar at Jayadev Bhawan....

Bhubaneswar: Amidst reported discontent within party ranks over recent appointments in its frontal organisations, BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday urged the newly appointed heads of the party's youth and student wings to work as a team and remain polite and graceful in public conduct. Patnaik...

Berhampur: Three persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday, police said. Two persons, identified as Sanatan Swansea (40) and Karna Sethi (55) from Khallingi village, died on the spot when their motorcycle collided head-on with a truck near Balipada...

Bhubaneswar: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said Friday that the role of Parliamentary committees has been growing as they work above the divide of partisan politics at a time when the declining level of discussion and dialogue in Parliament and state Assemblies has caused concerns....

Rajgir (Bihar): Skipper Harmanpreet fired a hat-trick but India were far from impressive in their narrow 4-3 win over lower-ranked China in their Asia Cup opener Friday. Harmanpreet (20th, 33rd, 47th minutes) converted three penalty corners but missed a penalty stroke. The other goal getter...