Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik complimented Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) for getting highest number of fellowship this year. griculture minister Pradeep Maharathy and vice-chancellor of OUAT Professor Manoranjan Kar apprised him about the success of the students. As many as 37 students got fellowships this year in the all India entrance test held by Indian Council for Agricultural Research. Bhubaneswar: A senior official of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) was on Thursday arrested by Nayapalli police for allegedly duping a businessman on the pretext of giving him a land. The police said the NTPC official identified as Bidyut Bhusan Jati had taken Rs 20 lakh from the city-based by businessman Dillip Kumar Sahoo three years ago. However, Jati had showed forged documents of the land and later when Sahoo demanded him to return the money, Jati did not return the money. As a result of which Sahoo lodged a complaint with the police leading to arrest of the NTPC official. Bhubaneswar: The Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly Narasingha Mishra met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at New Delhi on Thursday. he meeting lasted about 45 minutes The senior Congress leader discussed organisational matters relating to the party’s state unit during the meeting, party sources said. Sambalpur: Hirakud, dam authorities have decided to open 20 sluice gates on Friday to release excess water. With the opening of the 20 gates, flood waters from the reservoir would be released from 24 gates, said chief engineer, Hirakud Dam Biswajit Mohanty. The dam authorities had opened 23 gates on June 24 to release the first phase floodwater from the reservoir. Later, they closed 19 gates after monitoring the water level. Berhampur: Jadu Rath, 60, a famous play director of Ganjam, died in his house at Bijipur on Thursday. Town police have recovered his body in the afternoon. During his 40-year career, he has directed more than one thousand plays.
Friday, 08 August 2025
