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Bhubaneswar: A CBI court in Bhubaneswar Tuesday sentenced a former bank manager to four years of rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting bribe over seven years ago, a release said. The court of Special CBI Judge, Bhubaneswar, found Duryodhan Sethy guilty in the case. During...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was found hanging in a hotel room here, police said Tuesday. Police have identified the deceased as Mir Singh, 44, a resident of Rajasthan and of a CRPF battalion deployed in Jharkhand. He had...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has revised its policy for medical students graduating from government colleges to ensure their engagement in government service for a minimum of two years, a notification issued by the Department of Health & Family Welfare stated Tuesday. The Health & Family...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP unit will undertake a three-day 'Gaon Chalo' (go to village) campaign from February 9 to tell the people about different schemes launched by the central government in the last 10 years, a party leader said. BJP state vice-president Golap Mohapatra Monday...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday inaugurated 343 transformed schools in 5 districts on the fifth day of the 4th phase of school transformation programme under 5T initiative. 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian was also present on the occasion. As many as 73...

Sambalpur: IIM Sambalpur hosted the 5-day ‘Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship (IDE) Bootcamp (Phase II)’ at its campus, Monday. Organised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC), the boot camp was inaugurated by AICTE chairman TG Sitharam...

Bhubaneswar: The beautifully crafted Odisha tableau, showcasing women empowerment in Raghurajpur heritage village, has been adjudged the best tableau among the states/UTs. It has won the first prize in Judges Choice category at the 75th Republic Day parade, the state I & PR department informed,...

Bhubaneswar: Setting up of a ‘Commission for Preservation and Promotion of Tribal Languages of Scheduled Tribes of Odisha’ is among the five proposals approved by the state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, here, Monday. Addressing newsmen after the 71st Cabinet meeting, Chief Secretary...

Bhubaneswar: During his interaction with students at Nua-O - an initiative of the state government to provide a platform to youths for showcasing their talent – at the Sports Hostel Complex in Bhawanipur area in Sundargarh district, Monday, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman Kartik Pandian...

Bhubaneswar: Startup Odisha, an initiative of the state MSME department, is organising Startup Utsavv, 2024 here January 31 to celebrate the state's innovation and entrepreneurship culture. As per sources, the event, which will feature awards and felicitations, will also witness signing of memorandum of understanding...