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Jaydev Vihar-Nandankanan road work to commence from April: Law Minister

Bhubaneswar: Work will start on Jaydev Bihar-Nandankanan road from April. Odisha will adopt Chandigarh style. This information has been given by the Minister of Works Prithviraj Harichandan.During the construction of Jaydev Bihar-Nandankanan road, a service road will be built along the main road. Local people will travel on the service road. The tender process for this…

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PM Modi meets Google CEO, discusses AI collaborations

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday had a meeting with Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc, and discussed the work India is doing in artificial intelligence and how the technology giant can work with Indian students and professionals in this field.Pichai is here to attend the ongoing India AI Impact…

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Eight out of 88 milk & milk product samples were found to be sub-standard: Odisha Min tells Assembly

Eight out of 88 milk and milk product samples tested in Odisha were found to be sub-standard, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik informed the State Assembly today. Bhubaneswar: Eight out of 88 milk and milk product samples tested in Odisha were found to be sub-standard, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda…

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Husband sets wife on fire in Odisha’s Balasore district

Jaleswar: In a shocking incident of domestic violence, a husband allegedly poured petrol on his wife and set her ablaze at her parental home in Narayanpur village under Baliapal police limits in Balasore district of Odisha. The victim’s parents and brother sustained critical burn injuries while trying to rescue her.The victim, the daughter of Rajendra Samantaray…

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Three killed, one critical in triple motorcycle collision in Sonepur

Three people lost their lives, and another sustained critical injuries in a tragic road accident involving three motorcycles in Odisha’ssonepur district on Tuesday. The accident occurred near Hilung Chowk on the Biramaharajpur–Murshundi road. According to preliminary reports, the three motorcycles collided head-on near Murshundi Chowk, resulting in a devastating crash.Eyewitnesses said that one of the…

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Maharashtra govt revokes 5% reservation for Muslims in education, jobs citing lapsed 2014 ordinance

Mumbai, 18/2: In what snowballed into a major political issue in Maharashtra, the BJP-led Maha Yuti revoked the decision of granting 5 per cent reservations to Muslims. In 2014 when the Congress-NCP Democratic Front government was in power, the Muslim community, under the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) category, was given reservation in educational…

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Odisha govt prepares master plan with focus on crowd management for Puri Rath Yatra

hubaneswar/Puri: Odisha government has prepared a master plan with a focus on crowd management and safety for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, officials said Wednesday.Chief Secretary Anu Garg presided over the second meeting of the Rath Yatra Coordination Committee Tuesday evening at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Puri District Collector Dibyajyoti Parida and Puri Superintendent…

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Odisha: 7 jewellery shops found violating measurement rules; Rs 80k fine collected

Bhubaneswar, February 18: A fine to the tune of Rs 80,000 has been collected from at least seven jewellery shops in Odisha during 2025-26 (till January) after errors were found in the weights and measures system.The illegalities were found during raids by the officials of the Legal Metrology wing under the State Food Supplies and…

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6 Odia workers stranded in Thailand, appeal for rescue

Kendrapara: Six migrant workers from Odisha’s Kendrapara district are reportedly stranded in Thailand. They have claimed that they are not getting wages wages and also don’t have adequate food. The youths had travelled abroad in search of employment in the plywood sector but are now facing severe hardship.The workers have been identified as Yashobant Sahu of…

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