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Bhubaneswar: With an aim to address the drug de-addiction problem in the state, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) department signed non-financial MoUs with 19 spiritual organisations and NGOs for carrying out a drug de-addiction campaign. SSEPD Director Niyati Pattnaik, signed the...

Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Online Bike Association Thursday wrote to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urging him for an unconditional and phased conversion of white number plate bike taxis in the Capital City. The letter of the driver union, representing aggregator-run bike taxis, follows a recent ban...

Being a major player in the education industry, what do you think are the challenges that the sector is facing? The development and success of a country is dependent on education and our country is third largest in terms of number of students after China...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar North MLA Susant Kumar Rout inaugurated a pet-friendly Nature Park at Bharatpur in Odisha Thursday. The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has developed the park for Rs 2 crore. The Bhubaneswar Urban Knowledge Centre (BUKC) of BDA has planned and designed the park keeping...

Bhubaneswar: The Maitri Vihar Police Thursday arrested a man who allegedly killed his wife with a wooden plank and hid the corpse for three days at his residence to evade police action. The accused was identified as Gourab Jena, a native of Ganjam district. He...

How is the demand for housing projects in Odisha? There is a huge demand for various categories of housing projects in the Odisha market. Especially the demand for special housing (duplex) and luxury (multi-facility) apartments is higher than other projects. How important are RERA regulations...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of Odisha Thursday held a meeting on "poll preparations and strategies", but its leaders are tight-lipped about possible electoral tie-up with the BJP. The meeting was held at BJD president and state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence, in...

Bhubaneswar: Hours after claiming that the BJP will fight the upcoming elections for Lok Sabha and Odisha alone, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal Thursday said that the party's Parliamentary Party's decision in this regard is final. Samal, who returned to Bhubaneswar Thursday morning, has been...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar has been conferred with the prestigious Asia Safe Surgical Implant Consortium QIP Award 2023 by the World Health Organization (WHO). AIIMS, Bhubaneswar in a press release Thursday said the Institute has received this award of distinction for its noteworthy work on the...