KIIT organizes on-campus placement drive
Excelsior Correspondent BHUBANESHWAR, Feb 9: An impressive on-campus placement drive was today organized at KIIT Deemed to be University (KIIT-DU) for the 2025 batch. During the 2025 placement season, over 757 companies visited the KIIT campus to recruit from around 5,000 eligible students, resulting in approximately 4,621 job offers across various schools and disciplines. The Founder of KIIT and KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta said the consistent placement performance reflects KIITs long-standing focus on quality education and industry relevance. He said, [] The post KIIT organizes on-campus placement drive appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Abhijit Majumdar, Odisha's most sought-after music composer and singer, died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneshwar. Majumdar, who composed music for several blockbuster Odia films, enjoyed a massive fan following across the state. Following the news of the singers demise, people from all walks of life expressed their heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family members.
Woman held for transporting Ganja worth Rs 8 lakh in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) on Thursday, January 22, arrested a woman for allegedly transporting Ganja worth Rs 8 lakh in Hyderabad, she was apprehended while travelling to Mumbai from Bhubaneshwar. The accused was identified as Mamatha Digal, a native of Odisha and a resident of Navi Mumbai. The Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Hindon airport is No.1 in country by recording a 3000 per cent increase in patronage over last year
NEW DELHI: The latest Air traffic data released by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is a shot in the arm for Hindon airports ambitions to enter the big league. Located just 30 km from Delhi in Uttar Pradeshs Ghaziabad, the Indian Air Force owned airfield has clocked 1, 22,381 flyers in November 2025 versus just 3,950 flyers in November 2024. This marks a 2,998% growth over its past, marking the highest improvement among all airports in the country. Multiple reasons have contributed to this amazing turnaround, particularly for an airport which is permitted operations only from sunrise to sunset daily due to military restrictions. Airport Director Chilaka Mahesh told this newspaper, Initially we only had Star Air operating here which was connecting our airport to Nanded, Adampur and Keshod under the UDAAN Scheme. Air India Express and IndiGo have commenced operations here since March and July respectively this year. They connect key cities and traffic has been on the rise since then and we now have 25 departures and 25 arrivals on an average daily. The Airport Director said, Public in the Delhi-NCR and Western UP clearly prefer travelling via Hindon as they do not have to commute in the traffic upto Indira Gandhi International Airport to reach other cities. An Air India Express spokesperson said, Our operations from Hindon commenced on 1st March 2025. We connect to 9 direct destinations from Hindon Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Goa, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna and Varanasi. We have 47 departing flights weekly. In a statement, IndiGo said it had 40 weekly departures from Hindon and all operations were carried out using A320 aircraft. IndiGo has daily flights between Hindon and Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata apart from six weekly flights from Hindon to Chennai and Patna. Among the key developments this year was the incorporation of the SITA network for its ticketing centre. Rapido and Buzzway cab operators are functioning while Ola and Uber cabs have recently been allocated parking bays here. Increasing the parking slots for aircraft here would help improve the patronage further, Mahesh added. We had another round of talks with Defence authorities last week. We require 34, 500 square meters of their land to increase our parking slots to six from the present two. AAI began operations at this airport, built at a cost of Rs 46.6 crore, from October 11, 2019, largely to facilitate UDAAN operations.
Crude bombs hurled near school in Bhubaneshwar, no one injured
Bhubaneswar: Miscreants hurled crude bombs near Kendriya Vidyalaya-3 here on Friday morning, triggering panic in the area, police said. However, no one was hurt in the incident. A team from Mancheswar police station reached the spot soon after receiving information and began an investigation. BhubaneswarCuttack Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh also visited the site. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Odia singer Humane Sagar passes away at 34 due to...
Renowned Odia singer Humane Sagar has passed away at 34 at AIIMS Bhubaneshwar.
Mission Panchayat: Odisha govt to develop over 53K futuristic model villages by 2047
BHUBANESHWAR: As part of the state government's futuristic model gram panchayat mission, which will be launched under the Viksit Odisha vision, every village in the state will have exemplary public infrastructures, according to a senior official in the state government. Official sources said the government will develop model infrastructure including park, library-cum-infotainment centre, Kalyan Mandap, well-maintained playground, haat with dedicated storage and waste disposal facilities, tank, crematorium and model anganwadi centre in every panchayat. As part of the mission, every block and district will have a mega model tourism circuit for preservation and showcasing cultural heritage sites like temples, monuments and handicraft hubs. The state has 53,845 villages under 6,801 panchayats in 314 blocks of the 30 districts. Although there is no dearth of rural development schemes, most of the villages in the state still lack some form of basic infrastructure and amenities. The Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water department has decided to develop in three phases the public infrastructure in all villages. At least 7,000 villages, especially the panchayat-headquartered villages, will be developed as model ones by 2029, 20,000 villages by 2036 while the remaining villages by will be transformed by 2047. Commissioner-cum-secretary of the department Girish SN said, in order to propel the state towards the path of accelerated growth, it is imperative to ensure holistic development of its rural areas, where the majority of its population resides. The state government has envisioned to transform all villages into self-sustaining models with access to basic amenities. Several panchayats have some of such infrastructure which will be further improved. A base-line survey will be conducted to finalise the list of infrastructure to be created. A director-level committee has already been formed to monitor it, he informed. The government has multiple schemes for all weather road connectivity, piped water supply, electricity, rural sanitation and waste management, healthcare, education, telecom and internet connectivity and development of public spaces like parks, community halls, playgrounds, libraries, crematorium and markets. These schemes will be converged for developing core rural infrastructure, the PR&DW secretary said. It has also been decided to develop rural tourism circuits around the ancient/culturally significant temples, historical monuments, handicraft hubs, renowned cultural centres and other popular tourist destination like lakes and waterfalls to showcase local culture, heritage and tradition. Suitable sites will be selected for holistic development of nearby and surrounding areas of culturally significant temples in each gram panchayat. Site specific development plans will be prepared for each site with the involvement of local community and PRIs. Amenities like amusement park with vending zone, waste management facility and beautification of traditional water bodies/tanks will be focused. Rural parks will be a major component of the model tourism circuit. Transforming villages State govt has envisioned to transform all villages into self-sustaining models with access to basic amenities. Several panchayats have some of such infra which will be further improved.
Two Ladakh Engineers Deputed For 84th Indian Road Congress Session In Odisha
Leh, Nov 4: The Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has deputed two engineers from the Public Works (R&B) Department to attend the 84th Annual Session of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) scheduled to be held at Janata Maidan, Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) from November 7 to 10, 2025. See Order Copy Click Here. The post Two Ladakh Engineers Deputed For 84th Indian Road Congress Session In Odisha appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Surrendered Maoist on hunger strike critical, CLC demands justice
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) has expressed deep concern over the critical health condition of under-trial political prisoner Dunna Keshava Rao alias Azad, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike inside the Jharpada High Security Prison in Bhubaneshwar in Odisha since October 15. On the ninth day of his indefinite hunger Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
