Tag: Kiit

The top 10 colleges in the rankings were equally shared by private and government colleges while a Bhubaneswar-based private college topped the ranking chart.

It is alleged that illegal constructions are underway in Patia region by filling up a natural water body for the Computer Science department of KIIT.

Bhubaneswar: The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) is allegedly plotting a conspiracy to take over 10 acre of forest land situated at Pathargadia area of Bhubaneswar. There have been reports that the institute authorities have also tried to suppress the voice of people who protested the move. KISS is eying the forest land situated […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Bhubaneswar will host IPL fan park during the play-off stage of the 11th edition of Indian Premier League this year. The fan park in the capital city of Odisha will be organised during the first game of the play-off stage. KIIT Cricket Stadium in Bhubaneswar will be the venue for the fan park on […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: Bhubaneswar will host IPL fan park during the play-off stage of the 11th edition of Indian Premier League this year. The fan park in the capital city of Odisha will be organised during the first game of the play-off stage. KIIT Cricket Stadium in Bhubaneswar will be the venue for the fan park on […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of HRD Prakash Javadekar along with Minister of State Satyapal Singh released the All-India Rankings of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital today. Four educational institutions from Odisha found a place in Top 100 educational institutes in India. SOA University, Bhubaneswar was ranked 38 while NIT, Rourkela; […]

Bhubaneswar: Days after KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta filed nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections, a few senior citizens of Bhubaneswar today moved the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) demanding an inquiry into his alleged illegal and unauthorised activities and cancellation of his nomination over allegations of land grabbing. As per the complaint, the senior […]

Bhubaneswar: A petition has been registered in Bhubaneswar SDJM court against KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samant for conducting Pusyaviseka (self-coronation) at KIIT Jagannath temple similar to the ritual conducted by Puri Gajapati Maharaj on Pausa Purnima day. KIIT temple trustee and 15 others have been made parties in the case filed by a Bhubaneswar-based […]

Bhubaneswar: Under pressure from different sections, KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta today tendered unconditional apology for conducting his own ‘Pusyaviseka’ on the lines of Puri King Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singha Deb and promised no recurrence of such act in future. Through an official communication from KIIT, Samanta also held the trustee of KIIT Jagannath […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: In what could spell major trouble for KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta, the Jagannath Sena and Srikhetra Swabhiman Manch came down heavily and staged agitation against him for conducting his own ‘Pusyaviseka’ (coronation), a ritual which is reserved for Puri King Gajapati Maharaja Dibya Singha Deb. The two outfits staged protest in front […]

Bhubaneswar: The batting line up of team Odisha failed to click during its Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai as the whole team was bundled out for 145 runs in 50.5 overs in their first innings at KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. According to reports, Odisha team lost its first four wickets with mere 2 […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Social Welfare Board (SSWB), on Wednesday, organized a National Convention at the KIIT auditorium here in Bhubaneswar to pay tribute to the fearless freedom fighter and founder chairperson of SSWB, Malati Choudhury on her 113th birth anniversary. Women and Child Development Minister Prafulla Samal inaugurated the convention and released a documentary and […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today ordered a probe into the alleged environmental imbalance created by city-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS). According to sources, the special secretary of Forest & Environment department has asked the Khurda Collector to conduct a probe and […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Wednesday, issued notice to Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) here for allegedly encroaching upon forest land in the city. The Green panel has also asked the chief secretary to reply in the matter. The court was hearing a petition filed […]

Bhubaneswar: Four educational institutions from Odisha have made it to the top 100 list of institutes announced by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). According to the ministry’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings for higher educational institutions in India, in overall ranking; Sikha ‘O’ Anusandhan University in the State capital has secured 33rd rank […]