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Moscow:  Concluding a significant three-day visit to Russia, External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr S. Jaishankar, reaffirmed the strength and depth of the India-Russia strategic partnership, co-chairing the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) and holding...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to strengthen and improve school education in Odisha, the state government Thursday decided to merge the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) into a single board. This was revealed during a review meeting of...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Semiliguda: Uncollected garbage piled up near Jagannath Kalyan Mandap in front of CNC Hotel along the National Highway 26 in Semiliguda town of Koraput district has become a pressing concern for residents as the municipality continues to neglect its responsibility of maintaining...

Keonjhar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced that world-renowned steel producer POSCO and India’s JSW Steel will jointly establish a mega steel plant in Keonjhar district, which will be Odisha’s second-largest steel plant. The project, to be set up in the Patna area of...

Nandapur: A woman and her teenage daughter drowned Thursday in a newly dug pond at Balia village under Lamtaput block of Nandapur police limits in Koraput district. The deceased were identified as Nabina Majhi, 40, wife of Sanu Majhi at Harganda village of Nandapur block...

Dharakote: At least seven persons were injured after a stray dog suspected of having rabies went on a biting spree over the past two days in Kusurab, Lakshmipur and Bariguda villages under Dharakote block in Ganjam district. The injured persons were identified as Bipra Pradhan,...

Jharsuguda: Police arrested a headmaster on charges of molesting the girl students under Banharpali police limits in Jharsuguda district Thursday. The accused was identified as Ajay Behera, headmaster of an Ashram School under the Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district. Behera will be produced in the...

Bhubaneswar: A Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation met Union Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav and Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram in New Delhi Thursday, seeking urgent intervention to protect tribal rights in Malkangiri district and expressing concerns over the Polavaram...

Bhubaneswar: The state units of the Hindi Teachers’ Association and Utkal Trained Sanskrit Teachers’ Association jointly staged a protest and began an indefinite hunger strike Thursday here at Lower PMG Square, demanding the immediate implementation of the new draft cadre rule for high school teachers....

Bhubaneswar: Education is not just about personal success. It is a lifelong responsibility to enlighten and transform society, said Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Thursday appealing Utkal University (UU) alumnus to treat education as a collective responsibility and build a compassionate society. Kambhampati joined as the...