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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's tiger population rose to 30, which is 10 more than what the figure was two years ago, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced. The state currently also has eight cubs but they were not included in the tiger head count as they were less...

Bhubaneswar: Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disability (SSEPD) department provided 72 artificial limbs to persons with disabilities (PwD) here at an event Monday. With the support of Biju Mahaveer Jaipur Foot Centre (BMJFC), the PwDs were given prosthetics lower limbs, orthosis lower limbs,...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday laid the foundation and inaugurated around 2,000 railway infrastructure projects worth more than Rs41,000 crore in India - including the redevelopment of 21 railway stations in Odisha under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The Prime Minister laid the foundation...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of Congress activists Monday marched towards the Odisha Secretariat to protest against the alleged "misrule" of the BJD government in the state but were stopped by the police. Congress workers and several leaders including AICC in-charge of Odisha Ajoy Kumar, state Congress president...

Bhubaneswar: Some pictures mimicking the Mathematics question paper of annual High School Certificate (HSC) examination allegedly surfaced before the conclusion of Monday’s examination, a source said. After the completion of the mathematics examination, some of the students found some similarities between the subjective type questions...

Cuttack: Putting buzz about demolition of Barabati stadium here to rest, former Odisha Olympic Assocation (OOA) and Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Ashirbad Behera Sunday said that there is not an iota of truth behind the rumour. Briefing mediapersons at OCA conference hall here, Behera...

Sambalpur/Bhubaneswar: To foster entrepreneurial spirit and encourage innovation among students, IIM Sambalpur is hosting the ‘100 Cube Startup Conclave’ on its premises March 1, 2024. This initiative, being organised under the Union Ministry of Education, aims to establish 100 startups on the institution’s premises, each...

Bhubaneswar: The annual Khandagiri Fair nearing an end has witnessed several instances of loot and snatching but the response to such complaints by Khandagiri police has left the complainants in jittery, Sunday. Jyotsna Mohanty, a sexagenarian, said that as soon as she alighted from a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday announced Notified Area Council (NAC) status for Birmaharajpur town in Subarnapur district, a statement said. The decision comes in response to the demands of the local residents of Birmaharajpur who had been advocating for NAC status for their...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the simultaneous Odisha Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, former minister and four-time BJD legislator Debasis Nayak, and ex-Congress MLA Nihar Ranjan Mohananda Sunday joined the BJP. They were inducted into the BJP in the presence of party state president Manmohan Samal, former...