National law school meet at SOA varsity from Sep 4

Bhubaneswar: Young legal minds from across the country will assemble at the SOA National Institute of Law (SNIL), faculty of law of the SOA University from September 4 to 7 for the second edition of ‘Legal Spectra,’the all India Law School Meet conducted by the institute. The meet will comprise several competitions on legal matters, […]

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Keep away from vicious cycle of crime, CP tells students

Bhubaneswar: With the capital city of Bhubaneswar witnessing increase in crime rates, the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissioner of Police on Monday called upon the students not to succumb to peer pressure to get into bad habits or crime and instead opt for a healthy lifestyle to chart out a successful career for themselves. The top cop also […]

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Odisha bonded labourers slam Govt for not rehabilitating them

Bhubaneswar: Coming down heavily on the Odisha Government for not extending supports to rescued bonded labourers, Jana Jagarana Dadan Sangha (JJDS) on Monday demanded that the State Government immediately rehabilitate and compensate 239 bonded migrant labourers who were rescued from different brick kilns in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka two years back as per […]

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Odisha Govt mulls second agriculture, separate veterinary university

Odisha University of Agriculture University Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government would set up one more Agriculture University and a separate Veterinary University shortly in the State in order to ensure sustainable agriculture practices and to improve research on various subjects of veterinary sciences. The State has now only one agriculture university namely Odisha University of Agriculture […]

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Self employment training for disabled planned in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Women and Child Development Secretary Arti Ahuja on Friday said the Vocational Rehabilitation Centre (VRC) here will impart self-employment orientated training to 280 PWDs in a year in four trades like tailoring, domestic appliances repairing, computer and soft skills. Chief Secretary GC Pati (M) & W&CD Secy Arti Ahuja at the job fair […]

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3.60 lakh people of 532 villages still marooned, death toll 37 in Odisha flood

Bhubaneswar: Though the flood situation in Odisha has improved slightly with major rivers showing receding trends since Friday, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra on Saturday said that around 3.60 lakh people of 532 villages are still marooned in different parts of the State while 1.35 lakh people have taken shelter on various river […]

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Freedom fighters felicitated at Odisha Niwas in New Delhi

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Principal Resident Commissioner at New Delhi Dr Sunil Kumar Bhargava felicitated the freedom fighters from Odisha invited to the “AT HOME” reception to be hosted by President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan to commemorate the anniversary of the Quit India Movement in the Indian Freedom Struggle on Saturday. Five freedom fighters from namely […]

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