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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon set up five fast-track courts in the state to take up cases concerning crimes against women including domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, the state’s minister for law, works and excise, Mr. Pruthiraj Harichandan said on Saturday. These fast track courts will dispose-off cases… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: Nurses serve the society as soldiers on the frontline often making significant personal sacrifices, Ms. Saswati Das, Vice-President of Siksha ‘O’ Anusadhan (SOA), said on Friday. “Nurses are known for their selfless service and sacrifices for which they are to be hailed,” Ms. Das said while speaking as chief… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: In a moment of great pride and recognition, Jindal Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power, has been conferred the prestigious title of “Organisation with Overall Sustainable Practices” at the Odisha Leadership Summit, organised by World CSR Day. The award acknowledges the Foundation’s holistic approach to sustainability, spanning… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its excellent march as the most preferred and the No. 1 home broadband service provider in the state, Reliance Jio has surpassed 1.5 lakh JioAirFiber subscribers mark in Odisha. This has been revealed by the latest telecom subscription data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), today.… Read more »

New Delhi: In a major step towards transforming vocational education in India, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the National Scheme for Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Upgradation and the Setting up of five (5) National Centres of Excellence for Skilling as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.… Read more »

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved grant of fresh coal linkages to Thermal Power Plants of Central Sector/State Sector/ Independent Power Producers (IPPs).  Following two windows have been proposed under the Revised SHAKTI policy: Coal Linkage to Central Gencos/States at… Read more »

New Delhi: In a decisive and carefully calibrated move, the Indian Armed Forces have launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist infrastructure deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK). The operation was launched in response to the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack, in which 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has strongly objected to the West Bengal government’s decision to name the newly inaugurated Shree Jagannath Temple in Digha as ‘Jagannath Dham’.His concerns add to the growing controversy surrounding the temple’s official naming.In a formal letter addressed to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: Fire safety in hospitals was brought to focus with Health Secretary Aswathy S taking a review of the fire safety position in Government hospitals from the level of community health centers to medical college and hospitals in a high-level meeting held in Lokseba Bhawan conference hall. Looking into the… Read more »

Bhubaneswar: Researchers and practitioners in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing converged at the SOA Deemed to be University here to confabulate on the subject at the 3rd Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Intelligent and Cloud Computing organised by the university’s Center for… Read more »