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Bhubaneswar: In view of World Environment Day 2025, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched a comprehensive awareness and action campaign from 22nd May to 5th June, focusing on this year’s global theme—“Ending Plastic Pollution”. This initiative aims to foster a Plastic-Free Environment across Railway Stations, Station Premises and in Trains,… Read more »

Mumbai: In a historic run for Indian athletics and the state of Odisha, Animesh Kujur, from the Odisha Reliance Foundation High Performance Centre, clinched a historic bronze medal in the 200m sprint at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Gumi, Republic of Korea. Backed by the strong and sustained partnership… Read more »

Jajpur: The Special POCSO Court-2 in Jajpur has awarded life imprisonment sentence and a fine of Rs 10,000 to a man convicted of the rape and murder of a minor girl in 2016. The court’s verdict was based on the compelling testimony of 35 witnesses. The convicted individual, Seikh Mohit,… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), faculty of engineering and technology of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here, has been ranked second in the country in the Times All India Engineering Institutes Ranking Survey 2025. The survey conducted by the widely circulated Times of India… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its excellent march as the No. 1 digital service provider in the state, Reliance Jio added over 1.8 lakh mobile and home broadband (wireline and 5G FWA) subscribers in Odisha in April 2025. This has been revealed by the latest telecom subscription data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: The incidence of blood cancer or leukemia in India has been on the upswing with high number of children getting afflicted by the disease, an expert has said. Children in the age group of one to ten years are getting the disease but they are displaying the capacity to… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: The upper age limit for entry into Odisha govt services has been enhanced from 32 to 42 years. State Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has cleared the proposal.According to a press note released by the GA Department, the upper age limit for entry into government service is… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to transform the early diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders in India, according to AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director Dr. Ashutosh Biswas. Speaking on the occasion of World Thyroid Day (May 25), Dr. Biswas highlighted the growing role of AI in personalized medicine, especially for… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area has formed over the north-west Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast on Tuesday which is likely to intensify into a depression on Thursday, the Centre for Environment and Climate (CEC) of SOA Deemed to be University here, said. The system is likely to move… Read more »

Boudh: Safety concerns have surfaced regarding the quality of construction on the Khordha-Balangir railway line after a section of an under-construction tunnel collapsed this evening in Boudh district. The incident occurred at Tunnel No. 4 near Adenigada, where a 30-meter-wide crater formed following the cave-in of a portion of the… Read more »