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Berhampur: Tension prevailed in Odisha's Berhampur University Thursday after a second-year journalism and mass communication student sustained injuries in a clash between students and outsiders near the institute's entrance gate. The violence reportedly broke out Wednesday evening when some students opposed the presence of outsiders...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced that the state will establish the world’s first Centre for Species Survival: Asian Elephant at Godibari near Chandaka Wildlife Division in Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission, Wildlife Trust of India, and the...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Sub-area Manager of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Rampur in Jharsuguda district, Odisha, along with a private individual, in connection with a bribery case involving a departmental enquiry, officials said Thursday. According to the agency,...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS-Bhubaneswar Thursday signed an MoU with KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI) and the Bhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster Foundation to boost healthcare innovation and promote clinical entrepreneurship in Odisha. The collaboration aims to create a robust platform for developing, validating and deploying healthcare technologies, accelerate...

Bhubaneswar: The Monsoon session of Odisha Assembly is scheduled to commence from September 18, according to a provisional calendar issued by the state legislative assembly secretariat. The week-long session will continue up to September 25 with one one-day break September 21 as it is a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday asked its employees in the agriculture and farmers' empowerment department who have been promoted or transferred to join their new postings immediately or face a stoppage of salary. A notification in this regard was issued by department principal secretary Arabinda...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has sought a fund to the tune of Rs 9,500 crore from the Centre for the construction of about 800 cyclone/flood shelters and disaster resilient power infrastructure in the state, a minister said here Thursday. Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh...

Bhadrak: A vehicle carrying around 12 cows was intercepted by 'gau rakshaks' (cow vigilantes) on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Bhadrak district and set on fire after releasing the cattle Thursday, police said. According to police, the vehicle, carrying cows from the Panikoili area of...

Bhubaneswar: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has for the first time procured 2,642 metric tonne of finger millet, also known as Ragi, in Odisha this year, officials said. The FCI procured the millets for the central pool to be distributed through the public distribution...

Bhubaneswar: Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was discharged from the private hospital in Bhubaneswar and returned to his residence here. He was discharged late Wednesday evening and, while heading towards his residence, 'Naveen Nivas', he said, “I...