OHRC seeks report from top officials over killing of civilians

Bhubaneswar, July 11: Taking a suo moto cognizance of killing of five civilians in an exchange of fire between security personnel and Maoists in Kandhamal district on Friday night, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Monday served notices to top State Government officials, including Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP). The five […]

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Vedanta CEO gets Tech Excellence Award

Jharsuguda, July 11: Vedanta Aluminium chief executive officer (CEO) Abhijit Pati was awarded with the Technological Excellence Award at the 20th National Conference on Non-Ferrous Mineral and Metal held at Jamshedpur on July and 9.  He was awarded in reorganisation of his significant contribution as a frontline leader in the turn around and growth of […]

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5 Odisha villagers killed in cop-Maoist crossfire in Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar, July 9: Five civilians, including two women, two men and a child were killed in a crossfire between Maoists and security forces in the Malapanga forest near Mugudumaha in Kamdhamal district late on Friday. The mishap occurred when victims were returning from Kuttamagarh to their village Mugudumaha by an auto-rickshaw when the vehicle came […]

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Animal helpline with ambulance services in Odisha soon

DoFARD Secretary Bishnupada Sethi  Bhubaneswar, July 9: Animal helpline with ambulance services will be introduced in three urban areas in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Sambalpur of the State for the first time.  Department of Fisheries and Animal Resources Development (DoFARD) Secretary Bishnupada Sethi said the facility will be made functional by October this year.   It […]

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OPECA threatens to sue Govt over AICTE-unapproved seats

Bhubaneswar, July 8: The Odisha Private Engineering College Association (OPECA) on Friday threatened to move to the court of law protesting the increase in the intake capacity of seats in B. Tech and M. Tech streams at the Government engineering colleges with the approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). “For the 2016-17 […]

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SOA varsity plants 700 saplings to mark Van Mahotsav

Bhubaneswar, July 7: Joining the efforts to expand the city’s green cover, students of the SOA University undertook a roadside plantation drive in the Kalinga Nagar area here on Thursday to mark the nation-wide Van Mahotsav week celebrations. More than 750 saplings of seven different varieties of trees were planted by the students in the […]

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Rath Yatra carries Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam mantra: Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar, July 6: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his heartfelt greetings on the joyous and most auspicious day of Rath Yatra and said the car festival is an embodiment of the philosophy ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. “The Car festival is an embodiment of the philosophy ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. On this day Lord Jagannath comes to mingle with his […]

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Ola Auto offers free rides for Puri Rath Yatra devotees till July 8

Bhubaneswar, July 6: As millions of devotees congregate in the holy city of Puri for the auspicious Rath Yatra, Ola, popular mobile app for transportation, introduced free auto rides to devotees to and from the city bus terminal. This year, Ola Auto rides will enable hassle-free and comfortable commute for everyone across the three days […]

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Foreign pupils promote student social responsibility in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, July 4: For the fourth consecutive year, international students from the Virgnia Tech and University of Wisconsin came down to  Odisha and involved with students of the Ganjam district and together carried out several developmental projects in the area in order to empower local youth and promote Student Social Responsibility(SSR).  The seven students who […]

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