Kalahandi Forester Arrested in DA Case

Odisha Vigilance arrested Bhagabat Bhusan Behera, Forester of Bhatangpadar Forest Section under Bhawanipatna Forest Range, Kalahandi district, in a disproportionate assets case.He will be produced before the Court of Special Judge, Vigilance, Bhawanipatna.Searches on Behera’s properties revealed assets far beyond his known sources of income. Officials seized a newly constructed multi-storeyed building, nine high-value plots,…

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Sri Lankan president’s coalition wins majority in general election

Colombo, 15/11:: Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown. Dissanayake, a political outsider in a country dominated by family parties for decades, comfortably…

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SOA’S ENGINEERING, LAW AND MANAGEMENT INSTITUTES WIN TIMES NOW BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD (EAST)

Bhubaneswar, May 29: The faculties of engineering and technology, law and business management of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) here have won the Times Now Business Excellence Award (East) for 2025 after being chosen as the top institutes in eastern region. The three institutes are Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER),…

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Kharge asks Centre to release Rs 18,171 crore for Karnataka drought relief

New Delhi, 6/12: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge Wednesday asked the Central government to release Rs 18,171 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Karnataka reeling under the impact of severe drought. Raising the matter in the House during the Zero Hour, the Congress president said Karnataka is grappling…

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting warns media over betting advertisements

Mumbai, 6/4: After some English and Hindi newspapers published advertisements of betting websites against advisories, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday issued a fresh warning to media entities and online advertisement intermediaries not to publish such content.     The fresh advisory invited the attention to two previous advisories in June and October…

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Deputy Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of Arundhati Bandhakala.

SUBARNAPUR : The foundation stone laying and ground-breaking ceremony of “Arundhati Bandhakala” was held by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Varddhan Singh Deo in Chhepapali village of Subarnapur district on Sunday. Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Varddhan Singh Deo said that this modern enterprise of handloom and textile industry can help in the marketing of handloom of…

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OPGC Rises to 2nd Place Among State Sector Thermal Power Plants across India with Record Station PLF 83.8%

Jharsuguda, 19 July 2025: Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (OPGC) has soared to the 2nd spot among all state sector power plants in India in FY 2024-25—thanks to a stellar Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 83.80%. This achievement not only places OPGC at 19th position in thermal power generation across all Indian power plants but also marks a…

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Covid-recovered 3-5 times more prone to Omicron infection than Delta: WHO

New Delhi, 8/1: Individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 are three to five times more likely to be reinfected with the Omicron variant compared to Delta, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). According to Hans Henri P Kluge, the WHO’s Regional Director for Europe, Omicron variant can evade previous immunity in people.   “So…

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