Students showcase sporting skills as PIEMR's ‘Urjotsav' kicks off
Students from the Prestige Institute of Engineering Management and Research (PIEMR) and other engineering colleges from the city displayed their athletic prowess in various sports competitions that marked the first phase of the ongoing techno-cultural festival, Urjotsav 2k24. The second phase, a techno-cultural extravaganza, will kick off on April 01. Dr....
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Hotel chairman’s suicide shocks whole city
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Weather turns extremely hot in Bhopal
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Furore over objectionable remarks by Congress MLA
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Woman stripped, paraded, four arrested
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Uma Bharti missing from list of star campaigners in elections
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BJD announces 15 LS, 72 Assembly candidates
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'View rivers as living beings deserving respect, care'
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5 pistols, ammo seized; 2 arrested
The Commissionerate police on Wednesday arrested two hardcore criminals involved in illegal firearms trade following raids at different locations in Bhubaneswar. The accused were identified as Suraj Parida and Tapudhar Nayak. Five semi-automatic pistols, 24 rounds of live ammunition, mobile phones and magazines were recovered from the possession of the accused after...
'Let environ-friendly agro practices be incentivised'
: As India stands committed to reduce emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 percent by 2030 according to its Nationally Determined Contribution, it is high time Odisha Government incentivised the farmers for adopting environment-friendly practices, which can help mitigate the effects of climate change, said development economist Satya S...
Lioness Rewa gives birth to 3 cubs
Asiatic lioness Rewa has given birth to three male cubs at the Nandankanan Zoological Park. This was informed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)-Wildlife Susanta Nanda. Taking to his personal ‘X’ handle, the PCCF wrote, “Welcome Amar, Akbar & Anthony☺️☺️ Seven-year-old Asiatic lioness Rewa at Nandankanan Biological Park has given...
Adani acquires Gopalpur Port
The Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase 56% stake of the SP Group and 39% of Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) in Gopalpur Port Limited (GPL). The acquisition is made at an enterprise value of Rs 3,080 crore. The Gopalpur Port has a...
EOW arrests woman for Rs 2-cr fraud
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested one Rammi Bhuyan alias Rammi Pusty, wife of Bimalananda Bhuyan of Adarsh Nagar in Durg of Chhattisgarh from Kalyan in East Mumbai for duping around 100 investors of Rs 2 crore. Later, Rammi was produced before the JMFC Court in...
BJD again as Odisha BJP has no cadre base yet
When the rumour of a BJP-BJD alliance was rife, the local saffron quarters were expressing extreme discomfort and distress over their prospects as they had felt that BJD days were over and BJP was in already to govern the State run by Naveen Patnaik for nearly two and a half...
‘It’s time is for reusable menstrual pads’
: In a roundtable held here, Saukhyam Reusable Pads MD Anju Bist, also known as the "Pad Woman" of India, emphasised the need for sustainable menstrual hygiene in Odisha. Representatives from Odisha Menstrual Health and Hygiene Alliance, Oil India and Indian Railways also spoke, outlining their plans for taking forward the...