New Delhi, 19/2: After elaborate discussions, the BJP on Wednesday picked Rekha Gupta for the post of Delhi Chief Minister. The BJP came to power in Delhi after 26 years, defeating the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls. The saffron party got 48 seats out of a total of 70….
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19: The body of Prakriti Lamsal was handed over to her father and uncle today, following which KIIT and KISS Founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta met with the family, offering his deepest condolences. Dr. Samanta announced that a scholarship would be instituted in Lamsal’s name as a tribute to her memory. During the day,…
Mysuru, 19/2: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B M Parvathy, brother-in-law Mallikarjuna Swamy and J Devaraju, who sold the land, were given clean chit in the Mysuru Urban Urban Development Authority (MUDA) alternate site allotment case investigated by Lokayukta Police of Mysuru. In a notice issued to complainant Snehamayi Krishna on Wednesday, Lokayukta Police…
Burla/Bhubaneswar: In a historical decision, TPWODL, the power distribution company in western Odisha, signed a tripartite agreement between GRIDCO and M/s Suryam International for the first time in the history of Odisha for installation and generation of solar energy under PM-KUSUM C program. On 13th February, 2025, at Bhubaneswar, this is another step in the…
Kalahandi: Excise Department officials unearthed a fake foreign liquor manufacturing unit in Mukhiguda village under Jayapatna block in Kalahandi district. The raid, conducted jointly by the Jayapatna and Dharmagarh Excise sleuths, seized a large quantity of counterfeit foreign liquor, labels, and manufacturing equipment. As per reports, the mastermind behind the unit, Khyama Sahu, had set…
Cuttack: A class five student allegedly died after a newly constructed wall at Noda Primary School in the Kantapada block of Cuttack district collapsed on him on Wednesday. The deceased student has been identified as Sai Swaroop Bhoi. According to reports, Swaroop was standing near the newly constructed wall during lunch break when some other…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi spoke with Nepali Counsellors Sanjeeb Das Sharma and Navin Raj Adhikari, assuring them that justice will be served in the case of the deceased KIIT student, Prakriti Lamsal. Majhi also assured that peace and normalcy would be restored on the KIIT campus. The CM urged Nepali students to…
Bhubaneswar: The phrase “To Read is to fly,” displayed on a bookshelf at Bhubaneswar Airport, perfectly encapsulates the essence of a unique initiative aimed at celebrating the power of reading and fostering reading habits. Welcome to the FLYBRARY at Bhubaneswar Airport, an initiative of Bakul Foundation in partnership with the Airports Authority of India. Passengers…
Bhubaneswar, Feb. 19: The society at large had a taste of the dedication of nurses during the Covid pandemic which caused widespread havoc across continents, Ms. Saswati Das, Vice-President of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Oath Taking and Lamp Lighting ceremony held at the SUM Nursing College (SNC), faculty of…
Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘Orange’ alert for several districts in Odisha, warning of moderate to intense rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning over the next three hours. The nowcast warning, issued at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, predicts heavy downpours in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak, and Balasore districts. The weather agency has cautioned…
