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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Chief Sarat Patnaik Monday said that in the first phase, the party will announce names of 70 candidates March 1 for the upcoming Assembly polls. In a new initiative, for the selection of party candidates for both the Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has notified the urban sanitation policy to translate the state's vision of inclusive, equitable, safe and sustainable sanitation services for all, an official said. The Odisha Inclusive Urban Sanitation Policy, 2024 is aimed at integrating the sanitation value chain with modern...

Bhubaneswar: The Annual High School Certificate (HSC) Examination for Class-X will commence February 20 and continue till March 4. Meanwhile, thousands of secondary school teachers have been staging protests at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar for the last 11 days. No concrete step was stated to...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to establish 18 new degree colleges in Odisha in this academic year, said Higher Education (HE) Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Sunday. The decision came in response to recommendations gathered by 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian during his...

Bhubaneswar: To encourage people to recycle their domestic waste, British Deputy High Commissioner for East and Northeast India Andrew Fleming recently launched here pilot Recycle Pay App developed by City-based startup Ceiba Green Solutions. Incubated at the Atal Incubation Centre, Nalanda Institute of Technology Foundation,...

Bhubaneswar: Commercial production at the Sapigen Biologix vaccine plant in Odisha, the first such facility in the state, will commence by May this year, officials said Sunday. The plant at the Biotech Park in Andharua near here will have a capacity to produce 2.4 crore...

Bhubaneswar: Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak Sunday said she was happy to win a bronze medal in Vault at the FIG Apparatus World Cup 2024 in Cairo, Egypt but added that in the Olympic year, her focus is on the two events upcoming in the qualifying...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation has invited tenders for the first-phase development, operation and maintenance of the proposed international airport at Puri, officials said. The Sri Jagannath International Airport will be constructed near Sipasarubali in Puri district, they said. The first phase entails...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has once again been adjudged the most popular Chief Minister in Home State category in 'Mood of the Nation' (MOTN) survey conducted by India Today group. Patnaik is listed as the most popular Chief Minister in Home State category...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 73 'Ama Hospitals' in 15 districts. Under the 'Ama Hospital' scheme, launched last year, existing hospitals are refurbished and sufficient manpower is ensured. Inaugurating the facilities Saturday, Patnaik said the hospitals have been transformed while keeping the convenience...