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Organ donation: Odisha’s 16-month-old Master Janmesh gives new lease of life to two people

03/03/202507/03/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, March 3: In yet another landmark achievement, AIIMS Bhubaneswar facilitated multiorgan transplantation from Odisha’s Youngest Organ Donor Master Janmesh. The 16-month-old Master Janmesh gave new life to two patients through Organ Donation. In an inspiring yet deeply emotional moment, the parents of 16-month-old Master Janmesh Lenka made a courageous decision that turned their personal […]

Odisha Government effects major IPS reshuffle, appoints new DCPs

28/02/202507/03/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 28: The Odisha Government on Friday effected a major reshuffle in senior IPS cadre and appointed new DCPs in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack as part of the rejig. While Cuttack DCP Jagmohan Meena has been appointed as Bhubaneswar DCP, Balangir SP Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo has been posted as Cuttack DCP. 1989 Batch IPS S […]

Veteran Odia actor Uttam Mohanty passes away

27/02/202528/02/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, February 27: Veteran Odia actor Uttam Mohanty, who was suffering from liver cirrhosis, passed away while undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Delhi on Thursday evening. He was 66. Mohanty was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital in Bhubaneswar first. He was also put on ventilator support. He was airlifted to […]

Bribery case case: No coercive action against IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi till March 4, Orissa High Court tells CBI

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Cuttack, February 25: The High Court on Tuesday ordered that no coercive action shall be taken against senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Bishnupada Sethi till March 4. Sethi has moved the High Court against the CBI raids in connection with a bribery case involving Bridge and Roof Company, a Central PSU. The matter has […]

Nepal NHRC asks Indian human rights body to investigate death of Nepali girl at KIIT University

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Bhubaneswar, February 24: The Nepal National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has written to the Indian Human Rights Commission to investigate the death of a Nepali girl student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha. The NHRC also asked for an investigation into the abuse of students who protested the death. KIIT University has […]

Mahakumbh: Odisha CM Mohan Majhi takes holy dip at Triveni Sangam with family

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Bhubaneswar, February 23: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with hus family, on Sunday visited Prayagraj on the occasion of Mahakumbh, and took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam. “It is an extraordinary privilege and a deeply spiritual experience to witness the sacred Mahakumbh at Prayagraj. It’s a confluence of faith, tradition, and divinity,” said […]

Odisha-born former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Modi

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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, February 22: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das, who hails from Odisha, has been appointed as the ‘Principal Secretary-2’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. P K Mishra, another Odia from Sambalpur, has been the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister since September 11, 2019. The new appointment of Das as […]

Odisha: KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta deposes before probe panel over Nepalese student’s death

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Bhubaneswar, February 21: KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta on Friday appeared before the Odisha Government’s high-level committee in connection with the alleged suicide of a girl student from Nepal and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils. The Odisha Government’s Higher Education Department on Thursday summoned Samanta to appear before the high-level committee at 6.30 PM at […]

Odisha: Probe panel summons KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta to appear on Feb 21 over Nepalese student’s death

20/02/202521/02/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 20: The Odisha Government’s high-level committee summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his personal appearance before it on Friday in connection with the alleged suicide of a girl student from Nepal and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils. The Higher Education Department, in a letter to Samanta on Thursday, said, “You are requested […]

Odisha: CM presents Rs 2.90 lakh crore Budget, focuses on agriculture, irrigation

17/02/202520/02/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, February 17: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday presented a Rs 2.90-lakh crore State Budget in the State Assembly for the 2025-26 fiscal with a focus on agriculture and irrigation. Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said that around 48 per cent of the state’s workforce depends on agriculture and 80 […]