A survey conducted under the Shikhya Sanjog showed that, only 29% of students in Odisha had access to smartphones to pursue studies during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
An Odia Jawan named Rana Pratap Das has lost his life on Wednesday after the military chopper (IAF Mi-17 V5) crashed shortly after take-off in Tamil Nadu.
The United Arab Emirates is slashing its official working week to four-and-a-half days and moving its weekend to Saturday and Sunday in a major shift aimed at improving competitiveness, officials said on Tuesday.
The cremation of Jajpur's Padma Shri Nanda Kishor Prusti has been completed at the Baruni Cemetery on the banks of the Baitarani River in the district.