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Schools must follow Gurukul system of education: Law min

LAW minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Sunday highlighted the importance of moral education for students and urged all schools to follow the ancient Gurukul system of imparting education.

Paddy purchase postponed to Jan 3 in Ganjam

WITH Ganjam farmers reeling under the impact of the recent unseasonal rains, district collector Dibyajyoti Parida has postponed the paddy procurement to next month.

Trader locks grievance cell in protest, arrested

POLICE on Monday arrested a 45-year-old trader for locking the grievance cell in Biridi block office over non-fulfilment of his demands.

Outrage in Barbil after idol desecration, three held for temple thefts in Ganjam

UNEASE prevailed in Keonjhar's Barbil town after an ancient idol of Lord Hanuman was found desecrated in New market area on Monday, sparking outrage among residents.

MKCG fined ₹26L for BMWTP violation

THE Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has imposed ₹26 lakh penalty on Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Medical College and Hospital (MKCGMCH) for violations in its biomedical waste treatment plant (BMWTP) operations.

Police on guard at Koraput mandis amid FAQ tension

POLICE presence has been intensified at paddy procurement mandis in Jeypore and Borrigumma areas after farmers allegedly heckled government officials over fair average quality (FAQ) disputes in the last two days.

Naphtha cracking unit to take off soon: Pradhan

Unit to enable operation of 16 ancillary industries in plastics sector

Samaleswari temple switches to solar power

HEFTY electricity bills will soon be a thing of the past for the redeveloped Samaleswari temple with the commissioning of its 120 KW solar power plant which became operational on Sunday.

Zeenat on the run: 130 staff from 3 states wait and watch to dart the cat

AS it explored new forest landscape in neighbouring West Bengal, tigress Zeenat continued to keep staff of three states on their toes. While Odisha wildlife wing banked on tranquillizing the three-year-old big cat to bring it home.

Collectors asked to submit crop damage reports in 3 days: Pujari

THE state government on Monday said the district collectors have been asked to assess kharif crop loss due to the recent unseasonal rains and submit reports within three days.

Thieves eat, smoke before cleaning up ₹28L jewellery from teacher's house as cops sleep

A gang of burglars had all the time in the world as they ate, smoked before decamping with gold and silver ornaments worth at least ₹28 lakh from a high school teacher's house in Paika Nagar area under Nayapalli police limits of the city on small hours of Monday.

JAYANTA MAHAPATRA NATIONAL AWARD FOR POET VINITA AGRAWAL

EMINENT poet Vinita Agrawal will be conferred the second Jayanta Mahapatra National Award for Literature.

Odisha has power to generate 200 GW solar energy

ODISHA has the potential and resources to generate more than 200 gigawatt (GW) solar energy from different fields including 138 GW from ground-mounted and 33.5 GW from floating resources.

DHE dissolves governing bodies of aided colleges

THE Higher Education department on Monday abolished the governing bodies of all non-government aided degree colleges in the state paving way for reconstitution of the managing committees.

Green hydrogen buses to be rolled out in state soon

IN a bid to promote eco-friendly transport, the Odisha government on Monday signed a tripartite agreement for use of green hydrogen buses in the state's transport system.

Govt schools can now fail students of classes 5 and 8

18 STATES, UTs SCRAPPED IT

Pioneer of Parallel Cinema

DAYS after celebrating his 90th birthday, Shyam Benegal, a towering figure in Indian cinema and a pioneer of the Parallel Cinema movement, passed away in Mumbai on Monday evening.

Huge difference in Odisha Lok Sabha and Assembly poll votes, says BJD, asks ECI to clarify on the variations

THE BJD on Monday alleged huge discrepancies in the voting and counting process in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections earlier this year, and urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to clarify on the issue.

Three-star Blasters down Mohammedan

KERALA Blasters FC players delighted the home crowd to record a dominant 3-0 win over Mohammedan SC in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday.

The making of fast bowler Boland: Cult hero of MCG

ON a hot Saturday afternoon at the AH Butler Oval, Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club was playing against Camberwell Magpies Cricket Club in the local game on the outskirts of Melbourne.

Mandhana climbs another mountain as India beat West Indies

THERE is a famous bridge that connects the city of Sangli with the rest of the world on the river Krishna called Irwin Bridge.

ODISHA SWIMMERS MANNATA, SHRISTI CREATE NEW NAT'L RECORD

ODISHA swimmers Mannata Mishra and Shristi Upadhyaya created new national records in 100m breaststroke and 100m butterfly events respectively in the short course KNZ Provincial Championship held at Durban, South Africa.

Nat'l badminton: Unseeded Adarshini enters semifinals

TAMIL NADU'S Sathish Kumar K, who's the No 1 seed, and Adarshini Shri NB entered the semifinals of the Senior National Badminton Championships in Bengaluru.

KNOW LINEAR AND LATERAL THINKING

As a result of geopolitical tensions, scheduled general elections in India during the mid-year and in the USA towards the end of the year as well as valuations that had sky-rocketed, volatility during 2024 was anticipated by many of us.

IS ALGORITHMIC TRADING FOR YOU?

TECHNOLOGY should expand the scope of human skills. There are things that you can do yourself using your skills. You can use technology to support your skills and create something even more potent than before.

Credit card defaults could hurt you badly now

With SC rejecting 30% cap on credit card interest rates, card issuers will now have more flexibility to set rates

Banks' profits spike in first 9 mths of 2024

BANKS have raked in as much as ₹2.7 lakh crore in net income in the first nine months of 2024.

SC judgment nullified; GST Council fixes Safari Retreats' error retrospectively

The government has 'nullified' the Supreme Court order in the Safari Retreats case that allowed commercial real estate companies to claim input tax credit (ITC) on construction costs for their rental buildings.

Pentagon report on PLA slanderous, says China

THE Chinese military has denounced a recent Pentagon report alleging corruption is denting PLA's modernisation, saying the report \"desperately slandered\" the Chinese military and \"exaggerated\" the military threat posed by China.

Germany received tipoffs about attacker last year

GERMAN authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed.