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No bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, but cricket team for Asia Cup won’t be stopped: Sports Ministry

New Delhi,21/8: India and Pakistan won’t engage in any bilateral sporting clash but the cricket team will not be stopped from playing the multi-lateral Asia Cup next month, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry unveiled the new policy with regards to India’s international engagements with emphasis on Pakistan. Sources said it is effective…

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SOA ORGANISES FDP ON FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT THROUGH AI

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 21: A two-day Faculty Development Program on ‘Shaping the Future of Management Education Through Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation and Strategic Intelligence’ was held at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here recently. Organised by the Institute of Business and Computer Studies (IBCS), SOA’s faculty of management sciences, on August 7…

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Cybercrime Syndicate Busted in Rourkela; 14 Arrested, Bank Staff Involved

Rourkela: The Rourkela Police have busted a cybercrime and money laundering syndicate that operated by procuring mule bank accounts with the suspected involvement of bank officials. Fourteen persons have been arrested so far, including two employees of private banks. According to police, the gang was running its operations from Rourkela, targeting locals to open accounts,…

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CM Inaugurates International Workshop on Human-Elephant Coexistence

Bhubaneswar 21.8.2025 Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi today inaugurated an International Workshop on Best Practices in Human-Elephant Coexistence in Bhubaneswar, calling for global collaboration to ensure peaceful living between humans and elephants. On this occasion, CM Shri Majhi also declared that the state government is going to establish the world’s first “Center for…

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TPNODL Hosts Felicitation cum Training Programme for “Urja Sakhis” in Keonjhar Circle

Keonjhar, August 21, 2025: TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL), a joint venture of Tata Power and Government of Odisha, organised a Felicitation cum Training Programme for “Urja Sakhis” engaged in Metering, Billing and Collection (MBC) activities in Keonjhar Circle. The event, held at Zilla Sanskruti Bhavan, Keonjhar, brought together more than 150 Urja Sakhis…

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ANTI-RAGGING WEEK OBSERVED IN SOA WITH ENTHUSIASM

Bhubaneswar, August 21: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here observed Anti-Ragging Week-2025 from August 12 to 18 across all its constituent institutions and at the university level by conducting a series of awareness programs and competitions which were held to foster a ragging-free academic environment. The observance began with Anti-Ragging Day on…

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TPSODL Opens New Offices and Vocational Training Centre in Ganjam

Berhampur, August: TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, has inaugurated three new facilities. These include the newly constructed Aska Electrical Division-I (AED-I) Office Building at Taluka Road, Aska; the Vocational Training Centre (VTC) for Welding at Samarjhola, Ganjam; and the Nuagam Electrical Section-I Office…

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IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for Odisha till Aug 26

  Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued heavy to very heavy rainfall alert for several places in Odisha for six days starting today. According to IMD, the upper air cyclonic circulation now lies over north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal at 5.8 km above mean sea level.As per the prediction, heavy rainfall and thunderstorm with…

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