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OSNLEA protests for new grant-in-aid policy

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Non-Government Lecturer & Employees Association (OSNLEA) staged a protest Saturday, at Lower PMG here, demanding the formulation of a new grant-in-aid policy for lecturers and employees for the period between June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2018. The protesters held placards...

Odisha Juba Prasiskshan Trust, NCC

NCC Group HQ Cuttack, OJPT hold Independence Day walkathon

Cuttack: To celebrate the 79th Independence Day, a vibrant walkathon was held at Baliyatra Ground, organised by NCC Group Headquarters, Cuttack, in collaboration with Odisha Juba Prasiskshan Trust (OJPT). The event was flagged off by OJPT chairman Surendra Kumar Swain, with hundreds of NCC cadets,...

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Tata Steel signs MoU to empower startups

Bhubaneswar:Tata Steel signed a pact with IIT-Bhubaneswar Research and Entrepreneurship Park (IIT-BBSR REP) and India Accelerator (IA) to jointly launch a six-month-long ‘Tomorrow LAB Accelerator Programme’ (TLAP) for emerging startups. The programme aims to empower startups, offering a tailored environment that nurtures growth, facilitates industry connections,...

Sanitation workers

BMC’s spl campaign for sanitation workers’ safety

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday launched a 15-day awareness campaign, Aaingata Safei, Surakhita Safei Abhiyan (Legal Sanitation, Safe Sanitation), to enhance efforts for the safety, dignity, and recognition of sanitation workers. The August 15–31 campaign seeks to reinforce the ‘GARIMA’ programme, ensuring sanitation...

Youth Congress

Youth Congress launches ‘Stop Vote Theft’ drive

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress launched a door-to-door ‘Stop Vote Chori’ campaign Saturday to educate voters about their rolls and raise awareness about alleged discrepancies in the voting process. At a press conference at Congress Bhawan here, state Youth Congress president Ranjit Patra, former Lok...

witchcraft suspicion

Mob kills, cremates Rayagada man over witchcraft suspicion

Rayagada: A 40-year-old man was allegedly killed by fellow villagers on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Burusubadi village under Badaalubadi panchayat and Seskhal police limits of Rayagada district, police said Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ramarao Jilakara, 40, of Burusubadi. According to police, a...

Nuakhai festival

‘Lagna’ set for Nuakhai festival

Sambalpur: The ‘lagna’ or auspicious moment for Nuakhai, the main agrarian festival of western Odisha, was fixed Saturday. According to calculations by scholars and astrologers, this year the festival will be celebrated Thursday, August 28, on the fifth day (Panchami) of the lunar fortnight (Shukla...

Road Traffic

Unregulated parking outside malls disrupts road traffic

Semiliguda: Normal life in Semiliguda of Koraput district is facing severe disruption due to persistent congestion of the road caused by unregulated parking outside major shopping malls, sources said Saturday. People visiting major shopping malls in the town are parking their vehicles in front of...

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Elderly man killed over palm reading

Bhawanipatna: An elderly man was brutally killed Saturday at Cheramuhul village under Talajaring panchayat and Junagarh police limits in Kalahandi district following an argument over palm reading, police said. The victim was identified as Rath Kandapan, 60, of Talajaring. Police said Kandapan had gone to...

 

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