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Jharsuguda, Odisha; 4thApril 2026:Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, continues to prioritize community healthcare across early childhood, adolescence, maternal health, and senior care. In line with this focus, the company organized an awareness and deworming drive at Puruna Basti High School in collaboration with the District Health Department. The initiative reached over 350 students aged 10-16, promoting health, hygiene, and nutrition among…

Bhubaneswar: Ten students from the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) are on a visit to Romania to participate in an international cultural festival, performing William Shakespeare’s plays in the tribal languages of Odisha. The excited students are engaged in extensive preparations. This is the first time KISS students have performed the Santali dance in a foreign country….

Bhubaneswar, 4th April: World Autism Awareness Day was observed today at KiiT International School – ‘SEN Globe’. Joining the program as the Chief Guest, Shri Nityananda Gond, Minister for School and Mass Education, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, and Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, said that the initiative taken by KiiT…

The duty cuts are effective immediately, the ministry said.Fuel marketing companies in India have been under strain as retail petrol and diesel prices remained frozen despite a nearly 50 per cent surge in international oil prices since February 28, when the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, triggering sweeping retaliation from Tehran.In…

New Delhi/Angul, March 24, 2026: Jindal Steel has completed its 6 MTPA expansion at its Angul Integrated Steel Complex in Odisha by commissioning the third Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF-3) of 3 MTPA, taking the plant’s total crude steel capacity to 12 MTPA—positioning it among India’s largest single-location integrated steel complexes.The expansion completes the operationalisation of…

General Manager, East Coast Railway, Shri Parmeshwar Funkwal conducted a comprehensive safety inspection of the Nayagarh–Jakhapura section under Khurda Road division, to review the safety standards, infrastructure condition and operational efficiency across key railway installations. He was accompanied by Divisional Railway Manager, Khurda Road Division, Shri Alok Tripathi, along with Principal Heads of Departments from…

Berhampur: TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited has launched Project SAATHI – TouchingBA Lives, designed to promote inclusive growth and strengthen engagement with BusinessAssociates (BAs) employees and their families. This pilot project, kicked off from Lathi village,Berhampur, will build a supportive ecosystem for BA employees through education, livelihoodopportunities, and healthcare.The Project includes Pragati Path, a scholarship…

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 13: In a landmark medical achievement, doctors at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here have successfully salvaged a man’s leg fromimminent amputation by performing Odisha’s first Below-Knee Advanced Endovascular Atherectomy using the latest Jetstream technology.The breakthrough procedure, performed by Dr. Sambit Kumar Pattanayak,Consultant—Interventional Radiology, marks a significant advancement inminimally invasive vascular care in the…