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Rourkela: National Institute of Technology (NIT) researchers have developed an AI model that aims to improve how vehicles communicate with each other in vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs), according to officials. The patented model, called 'Adaptive Contention Window Optimisation in VANETs using Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Monday approved an outlay of Rs 12,000 crore to set up 2,200 primary schools under the Godabarish Adarsha Vidyalaya (GAV) scheme in three years from 2025-26, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The state Cabinet meeting, chaired by CM Majhi, also approved...

Phulbani: Daringbadi, often called the “Kashmir of Odisha,” is drawing concern from tourists and environmentalists as garbage piles threaten its scenic beauty, a source said Monday. According to the source, plastic waste, polythene and discarded materials are being dumped along the picturesque 3-km stretch from...

Bhubaneswar: BJD will launch its one-month-long yatra from October 9 to make people aware of the alleged failures of the BJP government in the state, a party leader said Monday. The annual 'Jan Sampark Padayatra' will continue till November 9 in every Assembly constituency, block,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated the Indian cricket team for winning the T20 Asia Cup 2025. Leader of Opposition in the state assembly and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik also hailed the team led by Surya Kumar Yadav...

Bhograi: A 65-year-old farmer of Ganeshwarpur under Bhograi block in Balasore district was found dead on a roadside near Rupsa after he went missing a few days ago, reportedly over a mounting debt burden. The deceased was identified as Rabindra Nath Sahu. According to family...

G Udayagiri: Persistent rainfall triggered by back-to-back formation of low-pressure areas has led to repeated landslides stalling the reconstruction of the Kalinga Ghat road for the past 13 days. Large boulders continue to tumble from the hilltop whenever rainfall intensifies, forcing authorities to suspend work...

Keonjhar: Police and Forest department personnel in Keonjhar district busted an ivory smuggling racket and arrested four suspects during a raid, along with the seizure of three elephant tusks. Those arrested were identified as Birakishore Behera, 53, of Alisha Bazar in Cuttack, Arun Kumar Sahu,...

Patana: A 19-year-old woman in Patana block of Keonjhar district committed su*cide by hanging Sunday after her husband refused to give her Rs 40 for travel to her parents’ house. The deceased was identified as Janaki Munda, wife of Bidyadhar Munda from Gohira village under...

Bargarh: A couple was killed and their two minor sons injured after a speeding Hyva dumper ran over the scooter they were riding near Gurudwara Square in Bargarh town Sunday afternoon. The deceased couple was identified as Harekrushna Dunguri, 36, and his wife Kuntala, 30,...