In a move likely to impact many Indians, Canada reduces study permits for international students

Ottawa, 19/9: Canada has announced to reduce study permits for international students, a move that is likely to affect many Indian nationals. In a post on X late Wednesday night, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “We’re granting 35 per cent fewer international student permits this year. And next year, that number’s going down by another…

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Act tough on ticketless travel, Min tells CRUT

Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra has directed Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) officials to take strict action against ticketless travel to curb revenue loss. The instruction came during a comprehensive review of CRUT operations held here Thursday. The Minister laid out a strategic roadmap to enhance urban mobility across Odisha. Key among…

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Saudi Arabia’s “sleeping prince” passes away at 36 after nearly two decades in coma

Riyadh: Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping prince” has died at the age of 36 after spending nearly two decades in a coma. His death was announced by the royal family over the weekend.According to the reports, in 2005, at the age of 15, Prince Al-Waleed suffered a traumatic…

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Odisha government Appoints Advisors & Chairpersons To Different Boards, Councils & Departments

Bhubaneswar, 9/10: In a major development, CM Naveen Patnaik approved the appointment of Advisors and Chairpersons of different Boards, Councils and These appointments are as follows Advisor to Departments: Rama Chandra Panda, Advisor, Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Department   Anubhav Patnaik, Advisor, E & IT Department Patnaik   Sudhir Das, Advisor, Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana…

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Odisha Cabinet approves 27 proposals, budget to be presented on February 22

Bhubaneswar, 9/2 (AO Bureau)Odisha Government’s cabinet meeting was held today at 5 pm. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik. For the current financial year, the cabinet has approved Rs 1,70,000 crore for the state budget. Last year the amount allocated to the budget was Rs 1,50,000 crore. The Budget will be presented…

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CM Mamata Banarjee wrote a letter to PM Modi

Kolkatta, 9/5 (AO Bureau); Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding tax exemption on import of medicines and equipment needed to fight the Kovid epidemic. He also demanded the PM to strengthen the health infrastructure across India including Bengal and increase the supply of medicines and oxygen…

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Surge in illegal steroid use raises health concerns in gyms

Bhubaneswar, May 12: The growing obsession with fitness and bodybuilding has brought a disturbing trend into city gyms unsupervised steroid and supplement usage. Trainers, under the guise of improving results, are reportedly encouraging or even selling anabolic steroids to young fitness enthusiasts, putting their health at serious risk.Many gym-goers report hearing phrases like, “You are…

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