Chandrasekharpur DAV emerges INTACH national Quiz champion

Bhubaneswar: The two quiz wizards – Amritanshu Rath and Rohit Raaj Mishra – of Class-IX of the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur have won the prestigious Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) national quiz held at New Delhi. More than 2,000 schools of all categories participated in three levels – city, State and […]

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Bhubaneswar & Rourkela to host 2023 Hockey World Cup matches

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced that the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup will be held in Odisha. “It is a rare honour for any country to host a World Cup and Odisha is proud to be hosting Hockey World Cup for the second time continuously. I am happy to share matches of […]

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CM announces Rs 100-crore for Utkal University

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said that the State Government has sanctioned Rs 100 crore to the Utkal University for opening of six Centres of Excellence. Maintaining that teaching and learning is an ongoing and evolving process and Utkal University has always taken the lead of fulfilling the State’s educational aspirations by achieving […]

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Man who climbs Utkal University library building rescued after 5-hour drama  

Bhubaneswar: A middle-aged man who climbed atop a multi-storied library building inside the Utkal University campus here on Friday to commit suicide, was finally brought down safely after five hours of high voltage drama. Police and fire brigade staff had to struggle for nearly four hours to persuade him to relent. The man is identified […]

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Buffalos squat on railway tracks, major train accident averted in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A major train accident was averted on Saturday near VSS Nagar between Bhubaneswar and Mancheswar stations under East Coast Railways (ECoR) due to the gateman’s presence of mind at the railway crossing. According to an ECoR communiqué, at 12.50 pm a herd of buffalo came on the middle of the lines to pass another […]

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Special train between Visakhapatnam-Allahabad via Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak from Nov 26

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways has decided to run special train between Visakhapatnam and Allahabad via Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak and Gaya from November 26 with an aim to clear extra rush of passengers. As per an East Coast Railway (ECoR) communiqué, Visakhapatnam- Subedarganj (Allahabad) -Visakhapatnam the Suvidha Special (82851/82852) will leave Visakhapatnam at 1.50 pm on […]

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20 achievers to get 2nd Odisha Excellence Award on Nov 28

Bhubaneswar: The Odia Media Private Limited, Odisha’s leading media and publishing house, has invited applications for the second Odisha Excellence Award (OEA 2019), that recognises and celebrates the accomplishments of achievers for their extraordinary excellence and contribution in different fields. Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal will bestow the prestigious awards to 20 deserving personalities and […]

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