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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Drivers’ Mahasangha protest entered its fourth day Saturday, showing signs of internal division as private buses and goods trucks resumed operations despite the outfit president’s call to continue the agitation. A video released by the outfit’s president, Prashanta Menduli, showed him making...

Bhubaneswar: The 100th birth anniversary of Bidyut Prabha Devi, a pioneering figure in Odia literature, was marked with grandeur at the auditorium of Rama Devi Women’s University (RDWU) Saturday. The event was organised by Odisha Sahitya Akademi with support from the Odia Language, Literature and...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwaves in India are expected to intensify in the coming years, leading to a rise in heat stress, said Akhil Srivastava from the National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). He noted that 2024 has been recorded as the warmest...

Bhubaneswar: CARE Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with The Billion Knee Project and Health & Harmony Trust, hosted CARE Rebound 2.0, a landmark healthcare conclave aimed at fostering multidisciplinary collaboration and driving innovation in patient-focused care. Organised with knowledge partners Indian Association of Physiotherapy and Health...

Bhubaneswar: Archana Nag, arrested in a high-profile honeytrap case, has alleged a political conspiracy involving senior BJD leaders and police officers behind her arrest. Speaking at a press conference here Saturday, Nag claimed she was illegally detained on October 4, 2022, two days before her...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday handed over appointment letters to 204 youths at a function here. Pradhan attended the nationwide 16th Rozgar Mela, addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing. As many as 51,000 appointment letters were given to newly appointed...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu will attend the fifth convocation ceremony of AIIMS Bhubaneswar Monday, an official said. She will give away 59 gold medals to 31 students and confer degrees to 643 healthcare professionals. Addressing a press conference Saturday, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr Ashutosh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and discussed different issues relating to the state's development. Majhi, who is on a tour of Delhi, expressed his gratitude towards the Prime Minister and said he was grateful...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik Saturday returned to Bhubaneswar after recovering from his spine surgery for cervical arthritis in Mumbai. Patnaik's special flight landed at the Biju Patnaik International Airport at about 2pm. He returned to Odisha after 21 days, said BJD...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Saturday accused the BJP government in Odisha of misleading people on the much-awaited inventory of Lord Jagannath's Ratna Bhandar in Puri temple. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty made the allegation after Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said that the inventory of the Lord's treasury...