Bhubaneswar: Loyola School in Bhubaneswar organised its first-ever Model United Nations conference, which began July 12. The two-day event, scheduled to conclude July 13, simulated four UN-style committees — UNGA-DISEC, UNHRC, AIPPM and IPC — where student delegates debated global and national issues while honing...
Bhubaneswar: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi and Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja Friday unequivocally stated that Odisha is uniquely positioned to play a critical role in India’s green hydrogen transition. This was revealed during a review meeting of two flagship...
Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the district magistrate (DM) of Khurda and the special secretary of Home department within one week in connection with a mishap at Lingaraj Temple in the City in February. The...
Bhubaneswar: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling Friday launched ‘Population Stabilisation Fortnight’, a campaign aimed at mobilising citizens for the cause of sustainable population growth. The minister also announced that the state’s average fertility rate has dropped to 1.8 children per couple, below the...
Bhubaneswar: The state government has approved an annual plan of Rs 10.48 crore for the ecological and socio-economic development in and around the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district to be utilised in the financial year 2025-26. The approval was made by Forest Environment...
Bhubaneswar: Rejecting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's claim that Lord Jagannath's chariots in Puri were halted for industrialist Gautam Adani, the Odisha government Friday said such comments are “inconsequential and illogical". Odisha's Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said that Adani visited the pilgrim town June 28, a...
Bhubaneswar: The All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association Friday announced that private bus services will resume across the state from Saturday. The decision was taken at a meeting held in Puri, where the association said services will return to normal despite the ongoing agitation by...
Bhubaneswar: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has sanctioned the Cuttack–Nergundi fourth line along with a rail flyover at Nergundi in Odisha at an estimated cost of Rs 802.9 crore, officials said Friday. This project aims to enhance the capacity and efficiency of train operations in the...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has issued a bailable arrest warrant against senior IAS officer and Principal Secretary of the ST&SC Development Department, Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra. The arrest warrant was issued for failing to comply with its orders in connection with a case related...
Bhubaneswar: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi Friday urged party members in Odisha to fight unitedly against the BJP government in the state. Kharge and Gandhi held closed-door meetings with state party leaders shortly after addressing the ‘Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh' in Bhubaneswar....
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