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Odisha lawmakers on Monday exercised their franchises to cast votes for the presidential election to elect the 14th President of India in a contest between ruling NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind and opposition-backed Meira Kumar.

Delhi University’s Anthropology Professor Soumendra Mohan Patnaik has been appointed as new vice-chancellor (VC) of Utkal University, said a notification on Monday.

Due to incessant rainfall, flash floods occurred in river Nagabali and Kalyani of Rayagada district on Sunday. As many as 12 villages in Kalyansinghpur and Rayagada Block have been affected.

Reiterating its commitment for skill development of the youth in the state, the Odisha government is celebrating this year ‘World Youth Skill Development Day’ in a big way throughout the entire state with flagging off ‘Skills Caravan’ here today in Bhubaneswar.

Odisha Governor S.C. Jamir on Saturday extended the tenure of Prof. Padmaja Mishra as Vice-Chancellor of Ramadevi Women’s University for a period of three years.

A PhD student of IIT- Bhubaneswar has alleged sexual harassment against a senior professor of the premier institute.

Bhubaneswar: In order to counter terror attacks, Odisha police have launched an operation called ‘Operations Eagle Claws’.

Senior BJD leader and Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray has announced that he would not contest any more elections. He, however, said that he will continue to work for the party organization.

NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Friday met the lawmakers of BJD and BJP seeking to vote his candidature in the coming presidential elections.

Free Wi-Fi service was launched at the Sambalpur railway station in Odisha by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu through video conferencing from Railway Board, New Delhi on Thursday.