Mumbai: Customs officials at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport have seized hydroponic cannabis, diamonds and gold valued at nearly Rs 14 crore in multiple cases over a two-day period and arrested several people, including an airport staff member, officials said on Saturday. The seizures were carried out in separate operations between December 30 and December…
Bargarh: Bengal defeated Odisha by 102 runs in their Col CK Nayudu Trophy U23 match at Vikas Ground, here on Monday, sealing the contest on Day 4 after a strong all-round performance. Resuming the final day’s action, Odisha were bowled out for 191 in 56.2 overs in their second innings while chasing Bengal’s target of…
Bhubaneswar: The departments of Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) and Skill Development and Technical Education, Govt. of Odisha have come together for strengthening the Wealth Centres in the ULBs functioning under the decentralised solid waste management under 5T initiative. Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were signed on Thursday between the Directorate of Municipal Administration and Directorate…
Wasim Jaffer will continue as head coach of Odisha senior men’s team for the 2022-23 season, OCA said on Thursday. Moreover, at the CAC meeting, after reviewing profiles, R Srikanth was appointed technical director of Odisha Cricket Academy for the season 2022-23. He was picked for the post based on his rich coaching experience, expertise…
Vigilance Awareness Week–2022 is being organised from October 31 to November 6 with the theme “Corruption free India for a developed Nation” and various activities like debate, essay and slogan writing and painting competitions are being organised to raise awareness among common people including railway employees and students. The Vigilance Organisation of East Coast Railway…
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: Prof Sitikantha Mishra, pro-vice chancellor of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), has been honoured with the Dronacharya Award for his lifetime contribution to Tourism and Hospitality education at the 3rd Tourism Students’ Conclave held at Ayodhya on October 10 and 11. The conclave was organised by DTORR in collaboration with Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh…
Bhubaneswar: A meeting to kick-start the month-long series of events in Odisha to celebrate India’s G20 Presidency was organised on Saturday atSiksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA). The programmes have been designed to make ‘Jan Bhagidari’ a strong element of India’s G20 Presidency ahead of the third Education Working Group meeting to be held in Bhubaneswar from…
The petrol price in Bhubaneswar saw a hike again on Tuesday and the rate was Rs 111.54 while price of diesel was at Rs 101.29 per litre. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Tuesday were Rs 111.99 and Rs Rs 101.73, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a…
Bhubaneswar: Paediatric surgeons at the SUM Covid Hospital here conducted an emergency surgery on a Covid-19 afflicted 11-year-old girl. The girl, who complained of severe pain in the abdomen, was taken to a hospital where she tested positive for Covid-19 and she was promptly shifted to SUM Covid Hospital on October 27 where she was…
