Governor and Chancellor of Odisha universities Ganeshi Lal has appointed Sabita Pradhan as the first Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Odia University at Satyabadi in Puri. Pradhan, currently working as a professor of Odia at Visva Bharati University in Shantiniketan, has been appointed as the VC of the university for a period of two years.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday inaugurated Odisha’s first natural gas-based crematorium in the state capital. The project, undertaken by Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, is aimed at reducing air pollution.

Several parts of the state received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours under influence of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, an official said Friday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow warning of light to moderate rain with thundershowers and lightning in 18 districts of Odisha, including the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Friday

The entirety of 4,000 tonnes of special steel used for manufacturing India’s sixth indigenously built stealth frigate INS Vindhyagiri has been supplied by Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL). This also includes special rolled plates from the new plate mill (NPM) of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) here

Rahul Gandhi will contest the coming Lok Sabha election from Amethi, newly appointed Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai said Friday.

The Uttar Pradesh government has directed the Divisional Commissioners and District Magistrates to conduct an inquiry into “negative news” being published in daily newspapers in their regions and upload the details of such items on the online integrated grievance redressal system (IGRS) for monitoring.

About 12 per cent of sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha are billionaires with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana having the highest percentage of such parliamentarians, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms.

The total number of Jan Dhan accounts in the country has crossed 50 crore-mark, with 56 per cent of the accounts belonging to women, the finance ministry said Friday. About 67 per cent of these accounts have been opened in rural and semi-urban areas, it said in a statement.

CHANDRAYAAN-3 lander Vikram deboosted successfully; Lander Module health is normal says ISRO: The Vikram Lander module that separated from the Propulsion Module of Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft is now laced in 113 into 157 kms orbit after a successful deboosting operation on 18th August 2023.

Central Water Commission launches Mobile App ‘Floodwatch’ to provide Real-Time Flood Forecasts to public using Interactive maps. 

Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Nirmala Sitharaman launch Kuwi and Desia books at Bhubaneswar. This marks a collaborative effort with Central University of Odisha, Koraput, Department of Posts, and NCERT.

The ODISHA government has withdrawn a controversial order issued on August 11, which told district officials that ‘deemed forests’ as a category would cease to exist under the recently amended Forest Act.

In MANIPUR: Zomi Council Steering Committee has apologised for the wrong display of the national flag in violation of the Flag Code of India, 2002, during a march in Manipur's Churachandpur on Tuesday. 

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday inaugurated India's first post office constructed using 3D printing technology: The inauguration of the 1100 square feet post office was held in Bengaluru's Cambridge Layout near Ulsoor Bazaar.

In ASSAM: Former Union Minister and BJP Leader Rajen Gohain resigned from the cabinet rank on Friday. The leader’s resignation comes following his disagreement with the delimitation process of the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam.

The Indian Army has recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition near Line of Control in Machil sector of Kupwara. 

 The Arunachal Pradesh government has constituted a one-man commission to probe into the alleged question paper leaks in various recruitment examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC).

The US government said Thursday it is formally requesting a dispute settlement panel in its ongoing row with Mexico over its limits on genetically modified corn. Mexico's Economy Department said it had received the notification and would defend its position.

India’s fastest woman runner Dutee Chand experienced the shock of her life when she was told by a doctor in November 2021 that level 1 cancer has attacked her body and she must quit the sport. That was after she failed to go past the preliminary round in the Tokyo Olympics women’s 100m and 200m races.

Indian javelin thrower Kishore Jena Friday received his visa to travel to Hungary, paving the way for him to compete at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest from August 19 to 27.