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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said that the state government has signed 33 agreements with an investment proposal of Rs 7,808 crore for the establishment of textile industries in the state. He said this while inaugurating the Exhibition-cum-Knowledge Sharing for Textile Advantage (EKTA)...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The seventh edition of Odisha’s premier quizzing extravaganza — Orissa POST Mettle Meet 2025 — is poised to scale new heights with the participation of top-tier national institutions for the first time. Scheduled for August 9 and 10, this year’s event...

Bhubaneswar: In a pioneering step towards addressing the rising cases of human-elephant conflict in Odisha, 'Hati Sabha', a novel community interaction programme on elephant conservation, was launched Thursday across 10 most affected districts in the state. The initiative is jointly conducted by Bikash Saathi, Dharitri,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to use plastic waste for road construction in the state's urban areas, including Bhubaneswar, an official statement said Thursday. The decision was taken at a meeting held under the chairpersonship of Usha Padhee, principal secretary of the housing and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday appointed noted actress Madhuri Dixit as brand ambassador of the state's handloom industry. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made the announcement at the inauguration of the Exhibition-cum-Knowledge Sharing for Textile Advantage or ‘EKTA', an initiative to promote handloom products, marking...

Bhubaneswar: Anguished over the death of another woman by self-immolation in Odisha, BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Thursday termed it as a ‘terrible neglect’ by the state BJP government. Patnaik made the remark while referring to a female college student who died after she allegedly immolated...

Puri: Normal life was partially hit in Odisha's Puri district Thursday due to a six-hour bandh called by the Opposition BJD demanding justice for a 15-year-old girl who died of burn injuries in Balanga area. The agitators, who blocked roads and burned tyres, raised questions...

Bhubaneswar: The IG of Odisha Police Crime Branch, S Shyni, who was heading the probe into the death of a college student due to self-immolation in Balasore, has gone on leave till August 15, officials said Wednesday. Shyni, the chief of the Crime Against Women...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha minister and ex-deputy speaker of the state assembly, Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj, has died, his family said. He was 70, and is survived by his wife, son and daughter. A member of the former royal family of Khandapada, Mardaraj breathed his last...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Building safe campuses requires not just robust mechanisms, but also collective ownership, ongoing sensitisation, and active engagement from all stakeholders — from students to university leadership and the surrounding community, said Dr Rajesh Tandon, UNESCO Co-Chair on Community-Based Research and Social...