400-bed hostel for PwDs in the city in two years: Minister
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to construct a seven-storey hostel on the premises of Vocational Rehabilitation Centre for the Handicapped (VRCH) here within two years with…
Al Qaeda facilitator Abdur Rahman sent back to Tihar Jail
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Al Qaeda facilitator Abdur Rehman was sent back to Tihar jail in New Delhi after being produced before the Salepur Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court on…
Telkoi shutdown over power woes
Keonjhar: Several civil society organisations and residents of Telkoi block in Keonjhar district observed a dawn-to-dusk shutdown on Monday against frequent power cuts in their locality.…
52,560 students appear for OJEE
Bhubaneswar: A total of 52,560 students appeared the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) at 88 centres in 21 towns and cities across the state on Sunday.
The examination was…
India Moving Up Tech Ladder: Ex-Isro Chief
Bhubaneswar: After becoming the first Asian country to orbit a spacecraft around Mars and the first in the world to succeed in the very first attempt, India is now on the threshold of…
Rituraj’s voice to resonate in Odisha this Raja festival
Bhubaneswar: Known for his unique sufiana renditions, Odia singer Rituraj Mohanty finally lent voice for Odia cinema to be released ahead of the Raja festival in June.
Since becoming the…
Odisha Tourism bags ‘Best Heritage Destination Award for Konark’
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Tourism has bagged the ‘Holiday IQ Best Heritage Destination Award for Konark’ at a ceremony in New Delhi on Thursday.
The prestigious award was conferred by…
5 killed, six injured in road mishaps
Bhubaneswar/ Dhenkanal/ Paradip/ Puri: Five people were killed and six injured in separate road accidents at different parts of the state on Saturday.
An elderly person was killed after…
Niranjan flays Kalinga Nagar probe report, seeks debate in House
Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik on Friday rejected the state cabinet’s decision accepting a “sterile” Kalinga Nagar Commission report and demanded immediate tabling of…
81.11 % students clear Plus II science exams; girls outshine boys
Bhubaneswar: Girls outperformed boys in the annual Plus II science
examination-2017, the results for which were declared by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) here on Friday.…