Bhubaneswar, Oct 5: The three-day 22nd Annual Convocation of KIIT Deemed to be University (KIIT-DU) concluded today, with eminent personalities urging graduating students to embrace opportunities and innovation and fulfil their social responsibilities. More than 10,000 graduates received degrees during the convocation. Nand Kishore Yadav, Hon’ble Governor of Nagaland, praised KIIT’s journey as a lesson…
Bhubaneswar, 5 October 2026: Every reform on paper becomes a roof over someone’s head, and on World Habitat Day, the nation recognised that impact in Odisha. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, has conferred Special Recognition on Odisha as the “State with Highest number of Reforms achieved in PMAY-U 2.0” under…
Today i.e 05.10.2026, a short while ago, Niranjan Singh Revenue Inspector (RI), Keshari Nagar Circle, Unit-VI, Bhubaneswar has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance while demanding and taking a bribe of Rs.5,000/- from an applicant to process and forward the enquiry report for facilitating issuance of legal heir certificate in his favour following his death of…
Nilagiri: An unidentified mysterious object found hanging from a tree behind an Anganwadi centre at Gendra Sahi under Naranpur panchayat of Nilagiri block in Balasore district. The incident has sparked panic among local residents. According to sources, the villagers were alarmed after they found a plastic container-like object hanging from a tree, tied with a…
Kendrapara: In an emotional reunion after nearly 35 years, Pramila Mallick of Kendrapara district has returned home and reunited with her family, decades after she went missing. Pramila’s son was just one and a half years old when she disappeared, and her family had eventually feared that she may have died during the 1999 Super…
Bhubaneswar, October 3: Governor and Chancellor of Universities Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati on Saturday asked vice-chancellors of state public universities to initiate the recruitment process for vacant teaching posts by the first week of November and complete it by the end of the month. He was speaking at a meeting on the ongoing recruitment of…
Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Odisha in-charge D. Purandeswari arrived in Bhubaneswar on Saturday for a two-day visit to the state. Odishaculture blog She was accompanied by newly appointed co-in-charge Dr Swadesh Singh. The visit comes shortly after the BJP announced a nationwide organisational reshuffle on September 23. Purandeswari and Singh are scheduled to hold…
Jajpur: Around Fifteen school students had a narrow escape after a school van carrying them overturned near Dhanmandal in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Saturday morning.Odishabusiness directory According to reports, the vehicle carrying 15 students of St Xavier’s Public School in Dhanmandal was on its way to school when the driver reportedly lost control near Dhanmandal….
Bhubaneswar: OMFED milk prices to rise in Odisha from October 4. Consumers in Odisha will have to pay more for OMFED milk from October 4, with the state dairy cooperative announcing an increase in prices across several categories. Odishatourism guide OMFED stands for Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited. According to the revised rates,…
Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is set to investigate the case involving Tikhiri Sarpanch Chameli Ojha in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, following allegations that she was assaulted and misbehaved with inside the chamber of the Mahakalapada Block Development Officer (BDO). The alleged incident took place on June 11. A three-member NHRC team is scheduled…
