Gunupur:(Correspondent) :– The School of Management at GIET University successfully hosted its two-day annual management fest, Spandan 1.0. The event, held in the university’s mega auditorium, featured distinguished speakers and interactive sessions aimed at enhancing students’ understanding of management and career prospects. The chief guest for the occasion was Aditya Badu, Head of the Human…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 21: The three-day Second International Workshop on Dam Safety (IWDS 2025) kicked off at KIIT-DU on Friday, with former Chief Secretary of the state, Shri P.K. Jena, emphasising the need for utmost preparedness in the face of natural disasters, especially in a state like Odisha. Recalling his administrative experience, he noted how discussions with…
New Delhi, 21/2: The Enforcement Directorate has levied a penalty of more than Rs 3.44 crore on BBC World Service India for alleged contravention of foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations, agency officials said on Friday. The federal probe agency also fined three of its directors with more than Rs 1.14 crore each as it issued…
Mumbai: Singer Purva Mantri, known for her independent music, has lent her voice to the “Ishqa” track in Kunal Kohli’s directorial “Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story”. The singer recently shared her experience working in Bollywood, highlighting the stark differences between singing for a film and creating independent music. Purva Mantri revealed, “For a film…
New Delhi: Former captain Shahid Afridi believes India have more match-winners as compared to Pakistan ahead of the highly-anticipated Champions Trophy Group A clash that will take place at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan have beaten India in three of the five games in the previous Champions Trophy events. Their wins came in…
Bengaluru: Eleven people have been arrested on charges of performing bike stunts, brandishing swords and machetes, and creating panic under the pretext of celebrating the holy festival Shab-e-Barat in Bengaluru. The police have seized seven bikes and launched a manhunt for the remaining accused. Speaking to the media, DCP (East) D. Devaraja said Shab-e-Barat was…
Bhubaneswar: In a crackdown on ganja smuggling, the Kandhamal police seized over 10,852 kilograms of ganja during raids at various locations in the district, on Friday. According to a press release issued by Odisha Police, Kandhamal police seized 6,520 kilograms of ganja from a forest near Daruogonda Ghati jungle, 1,520 kilograms from Phiringia’s Kasinpadar village,…
Bhubaneswar: A group of six miscreants wearing masks and armed with guns decamped with cash, jewellery, cash and mobile phones worth lakhs of rupees from a house at Botaladanga village under Mangalpur police limits in Jajpur district, on Thursday night. As per reports, the armed robbers are reported to have looted valuables from the house…
Bhubaneswar: Light to moderate rain or thundershower with lightning is likely to affect some parts of the districts of Ganjam, Cuttack, Khordha (including Bhubaneswar city), Cuttack (including Cuttack city), Puri and Jajpur within next three hours, according to a nowcast warning issued by the Meteorological Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here at 5.30…
New Delhi, 21/2: Congress on Friday claimed that the “$21 million USAID funds narrative” by the BJP is aimed at diverting the attention from “their own sins” of using foreign funds to destabilise Congress governments in the past. It also said the “biggest question” is why Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with American Council…
