Bhubaneswar: Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked 58 lakh voters of Odisha to submit their identity documents afresh as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision due to some issues, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R S Gopalan said. Of these 58 lakh voters, 12 lakh people did not have their names on the 2002 voters' list,...

Puri: Heavy rain and waterlogging near the Gundicha Temple in Puri Tuesday forced the authorities to temporarily suspend the 'Dakshina Moda' (southward turning) ritual of two of the three Rath Yatra chariots, officials said. SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said the ritual was halted after heavy showers lashed the pilgrim town. Of the three chariots, Goddess Subhadra's...

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Kolkata: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee sent a Rs 10 crore legal notice to veteran leader Madan Mitra Tuesday, claiming that the MLA made defamatory statements against him in a social media post. The notice by Banerjee's lawyer claimed compensation to Banerjee by Mitra "for the loss of his personal reputation, political standing, credibility and goodwill." Banerjee asked...

Rosario (Argentina): Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina Tuesday for a few days of rest following the World Cup final loss to Spain. Messi's private jet landed near his hometown of Rosario from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6:27 am. Although many fans were waiting with signs and flags, he did not make a public appearance. Supporters only...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Tuesday gave a dim view on possible talks with Iran to end the war. "I will tell you, they want to desperately meet. And until they're ready to meet in a meaningful way, we have no interest in meeting," Trump told reporters at the Oval Office. He said that in dialogue behind...

Jajpur: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday nabbed a Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) Prafulla Kumar Nath of Kacha rasahi panchayat under Korei block in Jajpur district for allegedly accepting Rs 5,000 bribe from a beneficiary for clearing the final installment under the Antyodaya Gruha Yojana (AGY). According to Vigilance, the accused had demanded Rs 10,000 from a widow beneficiary to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha and four other eastern states Tuesday resolved to strengthen inter-state coordination for effectively combating organised crimes, Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), infiltration and other emerging security challenges in the region, officials said. “Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal agreed on this at a high-level meeting of the Eastern Regional Police Coordination Committee (ERPCC) held here under...

Parjang: Three masked men assaulted an elderly couple and decamped with cash and gold ornaments worth over Rs 15 lakh during an armed robbery at their residence, barely 100 metres from the Saanda police outpost under Parjang police limits in Dhenkanal district, late Monday night. Police said the miscreants entered the house of retired college librarian Suresh...

ARINDAM GANGYULY, OP Bhubaneswar: Although Odisha has made remarkable progress in strengthening school infrastructure, the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE)+ 2025-26 report has flagged two major concerns—the existence of 1,458 single-teacher schools catering to 59,672 students and a steep decline in student retention at secondary level. According to report, the 1,458 single-teacher schools across the...