Cops carry out blocking, vehicle checking
- In a bid to curb criminal activities, the Brahmapur police on Sunday night carried out blocking and checking of vehicles at important locations in the city under the ‘Safe City’ initiative. As the anti-socials are ruling the roost in the city particularly during the night hours, the drive has been...
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HOME GUARD FOUND DEAD NEAR RAYAGADA RLY STATION Rayagada: A Home Guard was found dead near the Rayagada railway station on Monday. The deceased was identified as B Harishankar Rao. He was engaged in cooking activity at the residence of the Rayagada SP. Though the reason behind the death was yet to...
‘Rs 15,000 cr for power infra a scam’
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak on Monday alleged a massive scam by the State Government. Pattanayak said the government has allocated Rs 15,000 crore for the development of power sector in the State. Earlier, Rs 20,000 crore was sanctioned for development of the sector, but despite the Congress’...
143 PwDs get assistive devices in city
The National Career Service Centre for Differently Abled (NCSCDA) Bhubaneswar, along with Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Bhubaneswar organized a life-changing event for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) on December 15. Over 143 individuals from across Odisha received essential assistive devices free of cost, paving the way for greater independence...
CM lays stone for OMC corporate office
Chief Minister Naveen on Monday laid foundation for the corporate office of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) at Jayadev Vihar here. Spreading over six acres of land, this platinum-rated green building will be a new landmark of the city. The CM also laid foundation for a Drill Core Library. Besides, he laid foundation...
Economic offences conviction rate 5.8% in Odisha
Economic crimes are on the rise across the country, including Odisha, while the punishment is very low. The conviction rate in cases of economic offences across the country is 32.6 percent while it is the lowest at 2 per cent in Gujarat. In Assam, the conviction rate in such cases...
Indian Society of Agri Economics conf begins
The Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar began organising a three-day 83rd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE) on Monday. State Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr Arabinda Kumar Padhee attended the inaugural session and highlighted the changes in the agri-food system. He advised to improve the...
AI will disrupt media industry, journalistic profession
Dr Kailash Mishra strides the international intellectual world like a colossus. The Odisha-born scholar is a numero-uno figure in very many spheres of national and international academia and a globetrotting visiting professor to universities in the USA, England, Middle East, Japan and the like. He is an educationist in areas...
