Bhubaneswar: BJP president Nitin Nabin lauded CM Mohan Charan Majhi for performance of the state govt while assigning tasks to various party functionaries. After attending BJP core committee meeting, the BJP chief in an X post wrote that under PM’s guidance and CM Majhi’s leadership, Odisha’s “double engine govt” is taking the state to “a…

Forensic experts collect evidence at the temple Kendrapada: The famed Dakhinakali temple at Bharatpur village in Kendrapada district was burgled on Friday night, with thieves decamping with gold and silver ornaments, a silver crown, silver and brass utensils, and deities’ apparel worth around Rs 15 lakh. Cash was also stolen from the temple’s hundis (donation…

Bhubaneswar: In a boost to technology-driven wildlife conservation, an innovative device developed with the support of KIIT Deemed to be University has secured a design patent. The invention, titled ‘Intelligent Sensor Device for Automated Wildlife Monitoring’, is aimed at enhancing biodiversity conservation through non-invasive and intelligent wildlife tracking.The project was conceptualised under the guidance of…

Bhubaneswar: Alleging that he was being systematically sidelined, BJD MP Debashish Samantaray resigned from Rajya Sabha and the party on Monday, announcing plans to join the BJP soon. He is the third BJD Rajya Sabha member in the past two years to quit the party, with two before him going on to join the BJP.A…