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Bhubaneswar: The Forest wing of the state Vigilance department - which has been functioning since 1979 - is presently grappling with a severe manpower crunch that has hindered effective action against the smuggling of forest produce and minerals. According to sources, the primary role of...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the president of the ruling BJD, nominated Monday former party MLA Debasish Samantray and BJD leader Subhasish Khuntia from Puri as the party’s candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The seats will fall vacant in April...

Bhubaneswar: 384 youths of Odisha received appointment letters Monday as a part of the Rozgar Mela launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The letters were distributed by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He congratulated the newly inducted recruits who have achieved success after hard work. Rozgar...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday launched affordable bus service to remote areas in five more districts of the state. The chief minister has launched the bus service under LAccMI (Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative) in Bolangir, Bargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts through video...

Bhubaneswar: For its initiatives in bringing excellence to higher education in Odisha, ‘Mo College Abhijan’ received the prestigious ‘SKOCH’ award, known for its independent and rigorous outcome-based assessment process, Sunday. Mo College chairperson Akash Dasnayak was presented the award in a ceremony at Annexe Hall...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated here Sunday the new facility of Cognizant, one of the largest professional services companies in the world. Speaking on the occasion, Patnaik said, “The entry of Cognizant marks a significant milestone for new Odisha and further solidifies its reputation...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday launched an initiative of IIT-Bhubaneswar's Research and Entrepreneurship Park, which aims at creating 100 startups with a valuation of Rs 100 crore each by 2036. The ‘100-Cube' startup initiative was unveiled by Pradhan here, who said innovation is “in...

Bhubaneswar: The Union ministry of education, in collaboration with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), has distributed 6,848 footballs in 1,260 schools of Odisha under the ambitious Football for Schools (F4S) programme. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan...

Bhubaneswar: A journalist sustained injuries as some miscreants allegedly attacked him with a sword in Bhubaneswar’s VSS Nagar area, a source said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday night. The victim, identified as Jyotiranjan Mohapatra, has sustained injuries on his head and hand by the...

Bhubaneswar: Satakadi Hota, a prominent litterateur and former president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi, passed away in Bhubaneswar Sunday. He was 95 years old at the time of his death. Notably, Hota published as many as 16 novels, 16 collections of stories and one collection of...