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Sambalpur: The family members of a contractual employee of Sambalpur University, who died following a self-immolation attempt, staged a protest on the varsity premises on Wednesday. The contractual employee, Dinabandhu…

Bargarh: The 11-day Dhanu Jatra, considered as the world’s largest open-air theatre, kicked off amid gaiety and grandeur at Bargarh on Tuesday. MPs Prasanna Acharya, Suresh Pujari and MLA Debesh Acharya inaugurated the event in the presence of thousands of spectators. As per the tradition, a cultural procession was taken out from Gandhi Chhak to […]

New Delhi: An estimated 67,385 babies will be born in India, in 2020 on New Year’s Day, UNICEF said on Wednesday. Indian babies will account for 17 per cent of the estimated 3,92,078 babies to be born globally on New Year’s Day. Fiji in the Pacific will most likely deliver 2020’s, first baby. The US, […]

Jammu: Broadband internet service was restored in government-run hospitals and SMS facility on all mobile phones from Tuesday midnight in Kashmir, after over four-and-a-half months of suspension. Internet services, landline and mobile phones were snapped across Jammu and Kashmir on August 4, a day before the Centre’s announcement to scrap the special status of Jammu and […]

Bhubaneswar: Revellers in the State bid adieu to 2019 and welcomed New Year 2020 with grandeur today. People organised parties and functions across the State to celebrate the Zero Night in full gaiety. Different hotels and clubs in Twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Rourkela, Balasore were bedecked to mark the special occasion as […]

New Delhi: New Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Wednesday that the Army will focus on the border with China with equal attention as it does on the Pakistan border. He said he is confident that India will eventually resolve the border issue with China. “We have the Line of Actual Control. […]

Malkangiri: While mystery still veils the death of Debnarayan Panda, the personal assistant of Malkangiri district Collector Manish Agarwal, the focus of police is very likely to shift to a ‘new angle’ as graffiti were reportedly found on walls of Collectorate blaming Agarwal for the death of Panda. Panda’s body was recovered from Satiguda dam, […]

New Delhi: Former Army Chief Bipin Rawat, who took charge as the first Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday, said that his task is to create synergy between different wings of the armed forces. General Rawat, who demitted office on retirement as Chief of Indian Army on Tuesday received the guard of honour from all […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities distributed saplings as green gifts to people of the Smart City on New Year’s Day. BMC Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary today appealed the denizens to do away with the use of plastics and polythene to make the capital clean and green. “This is your city and the responsibility […]

Bhubaneswar: Cold wave conditions continued to prevail in parts of Odisha even as Regional Meteorological department has observed an increase in minimum temperature across the State. And with rainfall predictions in the coming days, Met has said that the night temperature is very likely to rise gradually by 2-3 degrees while shallow to moderate fog […]

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday announced that the launch of country’s third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3 may happen next year and said four from the Indian Air Force have been selected for the ambitious Gaganyaan programme, whose astronaut training would commence soon in Russia. The announcement comes a day after Union Minister Jitendra Singh […]

New Delhi: Jet fuel or ATF price was on Wednesday hiked by 2.6 per cent and that of non-subsidised cooking gas LPG by Rs 19 per cylinder on the back of a rise in international rates. Price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), used to power aeroplanes, was raised by Rs 1,637.25 per kilolitre, or 2.6 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has promoted two senior IAS officers to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary and effected a minor reshuffle in the IPS cadre. The IAS officers of 1989 batch Pradeep Kumar Jena and Mona Sharma have been elevated to the rank of ACS while 1988 batch officer Parag Gupta has been allowed […]

Patna/Bhubaneswar: An initiative by a Bhubaneswar-based organisation to help students from poor financial backgrounds crack the NEET exam for admission to medical colleges has been praised by ‘Super 30’ founder Anand Kumar, who is credited with launching a similar drive around two decades ago. Kumar recently paid a visit to the Odisha capital and interacted […]

Bhubaneswar: The State’s Rural Development department will come under the purview of ‘Mo Sarkar’ from February 2020, RD department secretary Pradeep kumar Jena informed Wednesday. As per Jena, as many as 4300 villages lack road connectivity in Odisha and after the inclusion of the department in Mo Sarkar, many new roads will be built while […]