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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday urged the Centre to set up a satellite unit of the National Tribhuvan Sahkari University (TSU), the country's lone cooperative institute, at Gopalpur in Ganjam district. The TSU is the country's first national-level institute located in Gujarat that provides education,...

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the surge of passengers during the upcoming Durga Puja festival, the Railways has decided to operate a weekly special train service between Bihar's Patna and Puri in Odisha, an official said. The Patna-Puri-Patna Weekly Puja Special will depart from Patna every...

Cuttack: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Monday announced the list of marquee players for Odisha Pro T20 League. The franchise-based T20 tournament, featuring six dynamic teams representing various regions of Odisha, is set to debut in September. Subhranshu Senapati, Swastik Samal, Govinda Poddar, Sandeep Pattnaik, Aashirwad...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday visited the residence of BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik and enquired about his health. Patnaik, the 78-year-old leader, was released from a hospital here August 20 after recovering from dehydration. The governor's visit to Naveen...

Bhubaneswar: The Civil Aviation Ministry will restart seaplane operations on at least two routes in India by October, Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said in Bhubaneswar Monday. Addressing the Eastern Region Civil Aviation Ministers' Conference, Naidu said, "Seaplane operation was there once, but it was...

Bhubaneswar: Airports Authority of India (AAI) Monday opened a Udaan Yatri Café with affordable food and beverage options for travellers at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu inaugurated the facility in the presence of MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar...

Bhubaneswar: Former BJP MLA Karendra Majhi died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar while undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments, his family said. Majhi, a tribal leader from the Kandhamal district, was 52. He died at the private hospital Sunday night. He was elected to the Odisha...

Jajpur: Odisha’s 575-km coastline is highly vulnerable to various natural calamities like floods and cyclones. It has witnessed repeated devastation over the past seven years from major cyclones, including Titli in 2018, Fani in 2019, Amphan in 2020, Yaas and Jawad in 2021, and Dana...

Lanjigarh: In yet another case highlighting poor road connectivity in remote tribal areas, a woman gave birth on the roadside in Kalahandi district Saturday after an ambulance could not reach her village. Officials said Janani Majhi of Podapadar village in Bijepur panchayat went into labour...

Bhubaneswar:  Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA from Lanjigarh, Pradip Kumar Dishari, Sunday supported the demand for opening bauxite mines in Kalahandi, stating it is vital for the development of local communities. Dishari extended his backing to the protest held Saturday at Lanjigarh under the banner...