Bhubaneswar, 23/12 (AO Bureau): Naveen Patnaik led Odisha Government has renamed North Orissa University after Mayurbhanj King Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo. According to the notification released by the Higher Education Department which read ” In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of sub-section (I) of section-32 of the Odisha Universities Act, 1989, the…
Sambalpur (Odisha), February 1, 2023: Continuing with its record-breaking spree, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has registered the highest ever despatch of 17.4 million tone (MT) coal to consumers in a month of January 2023. During the last month, the company also registered a record increase in despatch via road to 5.85 MT while merry-go-round facilitated…
New Delhi, 5/12: Shocked by the rout in the Assembly elections, Congress top leadership is contemplating “drastic changes” in the state units of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh after a “thorough introspection” on what went wrong in these states. The party leadership did not expect to lose Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh while they were prepared…
The Housing and Urban Development Minister of Dr. Krishna Chandra Mahapatra, has called upon the department’s officers and staff to work with renewed dedication and efficiency to make the Housing and Urban Development Department a model of excellence. Speaking at a New Year gathering held this morning at the Kharavela Bhavan Conference Hall, Dr. Mahapatra…
New Delhi, 2/3: 54 boys have been found corona positive in a school hostel in the Karnal district of Haryana, adjacent to the national capital Delhi. The medical team has reached the school as soon as information is received. The hostel has been made a containment zone by the health authorities. This information has been…
New Delhi, 2/5: Insisting that by striking terror one should not think they have won the battle, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said India will “hunt down” each and everyone involved in the Pahalgam terror attack and be made answerable for it. At a function where he unveiled a statue of patriarch of…
Mumbai, 27/2:Odisha has been awarded the ‘Best State for the Promotion of Sports’ at the 2023 Sportstar Aces 2023 Awards. The state won this prestigious award for the fourth time. The recognition comes as a result of the state’s unique sports model, which is built around the pillars of partnership for sporting excellence, competition, coaching,…
Special Vigilance Court, Cuttack on Thursday convicted former Consolidation Officer of Kujanga in Jagatsinghpur district, Bishnupada Grahacharya for possessing disproportionate assets (DA). The court sentenced him to two years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of ₹50,000. Grahacharya, who had retired from service, was charge-sheeted by Odisha Vigilance under Section 13(2) read with…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched a pilot program for the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for monitoring the growth of children, officials said. A five-day training-cum-workshop on ‘AI for Growth Monitoring: Development of an AI Tool for Child Anthropometry’ was inaugurated here Monday, they said. Odisha has emerged as the “first state in…
Bangkok, 19/5: In a confidence-boosting performance ahead of Paris Olympics, star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday won the Thailand Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi . Satwik and Chirag, the world number three pair, prevailed 21-15 21-15 over Liu and Chen,…
