Rainfall activity started in Odisha’s southern and coastal regions on Sunday morning in the wake of Cyclone Gulab, which is likely to make landfall around midnight. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall between Odisha’s Gopalpur and Andhra Pradesh’s Kalingapatanam. Wind speeds of up to 95 kmph…
The Mumbai-Goa highway is witnessing heavy traffic congestion as New Year travellers make their way to popular destinations like Goa and Alibaug in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. The situation has been exacerbated by ongoing road construction along key stretches, causing significant delays for commuters. According to police officials, traffic snarls were particularly severe on Monday at…
Thiruvananthapuram: Rajasthan produced a dominant allround performance to register a convincing 114-run win over Odisha in a Women’s Under-19 One Day Trophy Elite match at St Xavier’s KCA Cricket Ground, here on Wednesday. After winning the toss, Rajasthan opted to bat first and posted a competitive 213 all out in 46.2 overs. Vrinda Sharma anchored…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh aims to transform Visakhapatnam into a trillion-dollar economic corridor, state IT, electronics and education minister Nara Lokesh announced on Monday. Highlighting the state’s rapid growth, he said Andhra Pradesh has attracted investments worth over Rs 10 lakh crore in just 16 months. Speaking at the CII Partnership Summit Roadshow in Sydney, Lokesh…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the students to strictly follow Covid-19 protocols, further requesting the parents to instill confidence in children to attend schools, reported ANI. In his address to the students, Patnaik stated that he is very happy with the reopening of schools after two years. “Today is a historic…
Bhubaneswar: A state-level event showcasing the “Ama Pokhari” initiative witnessed the signing of agreements and distribution of work orders to 364 Mission Shakti Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the MUKTA programme for the ecological rejuvenation of 95 water bodies across 16 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the state. Minister of Housing & Urban Development, Usha Devi,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express for Odisha on Thursday, and laid foundation stone for the redevelopment of Puri and Cuttack railway stations. He also inaugurated the Bichhupali-Jhartarbha rail line, dedicated Sambalpur-Titlagarh doubling, Angul-Sukinda new line, Manoharpur-Rourkela-Jharsuguda-Jamga third line and 100 per cent electrification of railway lines in Odisha through…
Bhubaneswar: The emerging and strategic areas of mechanical engineering featured in the three-day international conference on recent advances in Mechanical Engineering Research and Development (ICRAMERD), which concluded at Siksha and Anusandhan (SOA) on Saturday. Scientists and professionals from various fields participated in the conference organised by the Mechanical Engineering department of the Institute of Technical…
Cuttack: Two U-19 players of Odisha Cricket Association have been picked for the Inter NCA tournament, to be held at Ahmedabad from May 28 to June 7. The players are Shreyansh Bhardwaj (Team B) and Aashirbad Swain (Team E). Pranab Prakash Das (president), Sanjay Behera (secretary) and all other office bearers of OCA have extended…
Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with city-based ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) with the objective of facilitating academics and research in a range of subjects. The subjects would include herbal biomedicines, nanotechnology, marine and fresh water eco-systems, anti-microbial resistance, immunology and translational…
