Fighting injury & ‘worst times’, Shilanand makes India comeback after 2 yrs
Bhubaneswar: It was just another day at the camp in May 2022 when India international from Odisha, Shilanand Lakra, was taking part in a five-a-side game in Bengaluru ahead of the FIH Pro League, More...
15,279 engg graduates got jobs in last 10 yrs: Min
Bhubaneswar: In the last 10 years, 34,471 students graduated from govt engineering colleges and universities in Odisha, but only 15,279 were employed during the period, skill development and technical education More...
BDA approved 2,858 bldng plans in 8 yrs without authority: RTI reply | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) granted plan approvals to 2,858 buildings and plotted schemes within the city between 2015 and 2023 without having the power to do so, a response to an More...
Man gets 20 yrs in jail for raping minor in K’pada | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: A Pocso court on Wednesday sentenced a 36-year-old tuition teacher to 20 years of imprisonment for raping his student, an eight-year-old girl, in 2022.Special Judge Pragyan Paramita More...
Hirakud man helping homeless, mentally ill for 10 yrs
Sambalpur: A 56-year-old man of Hirakud town has been rescuing homeless and mentally ill people in Sambalpur and other western Odisha districts since 2015. Bipin Bihari Panda, who works in Hindalco, started the More...
Govt to build 4 river bridges for Rs 900cr in 3 yrs
Bhubaneswar: State govt will construct four major bridges over the Mahanadi, Kharasrota, Baitarani and Brahmani rivers in three years, at an estimated cost of around Rs 900 crore, to ease communication and traffic More...
Elderly man gets 4 yrs in jail for molesting minor girl | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: A court in Jagatsinghpur on Thursday sentenced a 65-year-old man to four years of imprisonment for outraging the modesty of a 12-year-old girl last year.Judge Gargi Patnaik convicted the man under More...
2 yrs after SC blow, Vedanta once again eyes land for varsity in Puri | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Nearly two years after the Supreme Court had invalidated the land acquisition in Puri for a planned university by the Vedanta Group, its chairman Anil Agarwal has once again set his sights on building More...
Man gets 20 yrs in jail for raping minor | Bhubaneswar News
Keojhar: A court in Keonjhar on Tuesday sentenced a 35-year-old man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2019.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict, Makuru More...
IIT to hold joint convocation ceremony for 2 yrs | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: IIT Bhubaneswar will hold its 12th and 13th convocation ceremonies jointly on Saturday. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will attend the event as chief guest. The institute More...