Hemanta Pradhan

Hemanta Pradhan is a journalist with @timesofindia & writes on Health, Indian Railways, Education, Agriculture and Tribal issues. Views expressed are personal.

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East Coast of the country is eroding. Many villages and landscapes are disappearing from the coasts. In Odisha, 46 villages are badly affected by coastal erosion. #ClimateChange is playing a role in this too. My story for all editions of the Times of India.

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Odisha govt today constituted a 3-member committee to investigate alleged malpractice in the medical PG exam conducted by the Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS).

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MKCG MCH, Berhampur, is conducting probe into the alleged malpractice during PG MD/MS examination on July 27 by forming a 5-member inquiry committee. The question paper was circulated on social media during the exam. paper leak following widespread media reports.

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Medical PG theory exam paper was circulated on social media on July 27. Inquiry begins.

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Police helped a boy to get immediate treatment. They piloted the ambulance for 80km and created a hassle-free movement of the ambulance from Krushnaprasad CHC in Puri to MKCG MCH Berhampur.

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Flood situation in Odisha

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More than 7 lakh people, including 4.11 lakh in Bhadrak district, have been affected as floods wreaked havoc in Odisha.

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Former minister Susanta Singh dies in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar at the age of 53. He was suffering from motor neuron disease for past some years. Singh was elected MLA thrice from Bhatli assembly seat in Bargarh district.

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ODISHA'S DIGITAL LEAP

Odisha is now betting big on bytes. Backed by surplus power, policy support and major investments, the state is building data centres and an AI ecosystem as it hopes to become India’s next digital growth engine. TOI takes a look

#OdishaLocal

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Dharmendra Pradhan tendered resignation as Union minister of education.

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From Mines to Minds: Odisha's Digital Leap

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HCLTech signed an MoU with Odisha govt to invest over Rs 15,000 cr for AI Data Centre & an AI and Digital Engineering Global Delivery Centre in the state. It will set up its first AI Data Centre in Odisha’s Sovereign AI Park with Sarvam AI and create over 5,000 direct jobs.

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Check, clarify and correct your name and details in the electoral roll

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Gotipua Nrutya performance at Patiagada on the occasion of nine-day Ratha Jatra festival. They perform in front of the chariot near Mausima Temple.

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Blessed to have had the darshan of the divine deities on their majestic chariots before the Gundicha Temple in Puri yesterday.

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Satwik Patnaik, NEET rank 40, is the Odisha topper with 99.9979 percentile in NEET (UG) 2026.

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NTA declares result of #NEET (UG) 2026 today. As many as 11.21 lakh candidates have qualified the exam.

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NTA declares result of #NEET (UG) 2026 today. As many as 11.21 lakh candidates have qualified the exam.

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Vote your favourite Ratha here...

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Rath Yatra in Bhubaneswar.
We started touring the Jagannath temples to see Raths of the holy trinity amid rain.

1) Sribani Kshetra, KISS

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10) This chariot is made for the deities by young devotees of Badheibanka in Old Town