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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday launched 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' to encourage people to hoist the national flag at their residences in view of the 78th Independence Day. Deputy CM Pravati Parida, Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari and Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan were...

Bhubaneswar: The IIT-Bhubaneswar claimed to have developed a technology to accurately predict rainfall, particularly in cases of downpours, with an adequate lead time. The technology was developed by integrating the output from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model into a deep learning (DL) model,...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, Monday wrote to Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh, urging continued support for the UNESCO Kalinga Prize, a prestigious international science award. Patnaik expressed concern over the Union Ministry of Science and Technology's alleged...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday said his party will start an awareness campaign against the Odisha BJP government from August 16 to highlight alleged "betrayal" regarding the old-age pension scheme. In a post on X, Patnaik said, "The BJD will launch a statewide awareness...

Bhubaneswar: Bitti Hottra Mohanty who was convicted for raping a German woman died at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, hospital sources said Monday. Bitti Hottra was about 40 years old and son of former Director General of Police (Prisons) BB Mohanty. He was suffering from stomach cancer and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's vigilance department Monday unearthed assets worth crores of rupees from a retired engineer, including 1.5kg of gold, Rs 2.70 crore in deposits, luxury cars, and 10 prime flats. Officials identified the retired engineer as Tara Prasad Mishra of public works department. Acting on...

Bhubaneswar: Airport Police Sunday arrested a 33-year-old man for his alleged involvement in a chain snatching case. Police said accused Juma Sheik, of Mukundadaspur in Balipatna area, has been absconding for at last two years. Two of his accomplices were earlier arrested, they said. Airport...

Bhubaneswar: A visually-challenged octogenarian who makes a living out of begging has done something incredible and set an example worth emulating for his ‘abled’ counterparts. Meet Raghu Rout, 80, who devotees would often find begging by the roadside, performed the ‘Purnahuti’ of a three-day-long Yagna...

Bhubaneswar: Although there has been an increase in the elephant population in Odisha, the state still accounts for many jumbo deaths years on. According to the All Odisha Elephant Census, 2024, pachyderm population in the state went up to 2,098 - an increase of 122...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will hoist the flag in the Capital City here on the occasion of 78th Independence Day, Thursday, while Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida will attend the I-Day events in Nuapada and Cuttack, respectively, according to...