The petrol price in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday slightly increased and the rate was Rs 112.50 while price of diesel was Rs 102.24 per litre. In Cuttack the prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday were Rs 112.58 and Rs 102.32, respectively. Petrol and diesel prices are revised in India on a daily basis. The fuel…
Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested two men, including a Kerala native, for allegedly posing as police officers and extorting money from couples in the city, officials said on Wednesday. The accused were identified as Joseph M E (41) from Pathanamthitta district in Kerala and Jitendra Samantray (50), a resident of Bhubaneswar. Acting on specific inputs, a…
Bhubaneswar: As the 80th foundation day of Utkal University being celebrated on Sunday, it also aspires to get the NAAC A++ status. “The ongoing effort and determination in education, research, technology and other areas has excelled the university to aspire for NAAC A++ status,” Vice-Chancellor Professor Sabita Acharya said. The NAAC committee is likely to…
New Delhi: Deaths caused by pothole-related road accidents have risen by 53 per cent between 2020 and 2024. A total of 9,438 people lost their lives across the country during this period, the Centre informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh accounted for more than half of these deaths, making it the worst-affected state. In a written reply,…
Construction of the much awaited Mahipur-Nuagaon Railway section of the ongoing Khurda Road-Balangir rail line project has been completed and awaits clearance from Commissioner of Railway Safety for commissioning. Khurda Road-Bypass line has also been completed. Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) South Eastern Circle, Kolkata will inspect the 13,050 km long rail line between Mahipur…
Nagothane: Maharashtra delivered a dominant all-round performance to crush Odisha by an innings and 250 runs in their Cooch Behar Trophy (U19) match at the Reliance Cricket Ground, here on Tuesday. After being asked to bat first, Maharashtra took firm command of the contest with a massive total of 528. Suashik Jagtap anchored the innings…
Kashipur: A low-scoring opening day in the Cooch Behar Trophy (U19) clash between Odisha and Uttarakhand at the Highlanders Sports Academy here ended with the visitors gaining a slim three-run lead, after Odisha were bowled out for 146 in their first innings. Odisha, who opted to bat first, struggled to build partnerships despite a counterattacking…
Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce a new Train between Jasidih and SMVT, Bengaluru via Bhadrak-Bhubaneswar and Visakhapatnam in ECoR jurisdiction. On regular service, 22306 Jasidih-SMVT, Bengaluru Super Fast Express from Jasidih will leave at 0630hrs on every Friday w.e.f. 30.09.2022. In the return direction, 22305 SMVT, Bengaluru-Jasidih Super Fast Express from SMVT, Bengaluru…
Bhubaneswar: In order to make urban Odisha climate resilient, the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department organised a one-day orientation programme for the engineers of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) here recently. Inaugurating the programme, G. Mathi Vathanan, Principal Secretary, H&UD department to focus more on various urban infra projects such as JAGA Mission, MUKTA, water…
Bhubaneswar: Wewer, a tech startup sponsored by the SOA Deemed to be University here, has won the Supernova Challenge in the Youth Entrepreneur category at Gitex Global 2022, the world’s premier tech and startup event in Dubai. The event was held from October 10 to 14. “We are eager to show our work to the…
