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Bhubaneswar: Expediting its inquiry, the Odisha government summoned four more KIIT officials to depose before the high-level committee probing the alleged death by suic*de of 20-year-old Nepalese BTech student Prakriti Lamsal and the subsequent unrest on the campus. The Higher Education Department summoned the Kalinga...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested a fraudster, who had absconded after jumping bail, from Ahmedabad in Gujarat after around four years, said a senior EOW official Tuesday. A non-bailable warrant has also been issued against the accused by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Krushna Chandra Patra clarified Tuesday that people eligible for ration cards who file IT returns will not be removed from the PDS list. The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare minister issued the clarification after receiving complaints from those people whose ration cards...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has sought clarification from the BJP-led central government and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on the Polavaram dam project in Andhra Pradesh and pledged support for a mass protest against it February 28. According to BJD's coordination and activities...

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said tourism is in the “DNA of India”, a practice that has been existing in the country since thousands of years. Shekhawat made the remarks Monday at an event in Bhubaneswar organised by the Odisha tourism department in collaboration...

Bhubaneswar: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded Tuesday morning near Puri in Odisha, officials said. The quake occurred around 6.10 am at a depth of 91 km in the Bay of Bengal, they said. The tremor was recorded at latitude 19.52 N and longitude...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has proposed to set up an Odisha Bhawan in Ayodhya as a large number of people visit the place seeking Lord Ram Lala's blessings. During his three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, he took a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology-Bhubaneswar  Monday signed an MoU with Ramco Cements Ltd to establish a centre of excellence (CoE) in the area of sustainable construction and climate resiliency. The agreement aims to conduct high-quality research related to sustainable construction materials and techniques themed...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police arrested a man for allegedly duping people by collecting deposits with the false promise of doubling their money in 10 months, police said. The accused, identified as Dhanajaya Sahoo, was arrested in Hyderabad and brought to...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi has offered prayers at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh. Sharing the experience of the divine 'darshan', CM Majhi Monday wrote, “It is a matter of immense honour and spiritual fulfilment to visit the sacred...