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Bhubaneswar: The Naba Nirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan, a student outfit, has demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over glaring factual errors in school textbooks and called a 12-hour Odisha bandh September 30. The organisation claimed that textbooks for Classes I...

New Delhi: Virat Kohli reached the 15,000-run mark in ODIs 74 innings faster than Sachin Tendulkar, but the milestone alone does not settle the debate over who has been the greater batter in the format. The comparison needs context, as the ODI landscape changed significantly...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 71,769 cases of crimes against women were registered at different police stations across Odisha between June 2024 and July 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous,...

Bhubaneswar: About 15 percent of Odisha's sanctioned IAS posts are vacant, with 36 of the 248 sanctioned posts remaining unfilled, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said in a written reply in the Assembly Monday. The state currently has 212 IAS officers in service, of whom...

Paradip: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Monday rescued a distressed foreign chemical tanker after it developed an engine failure and rapid ballast tank flooding about 37 nautical miles east-southeast of Paradip in Odisha, an official said. The Belize-flagged MT Seagull 9, carrying 9,000 metric tonnes...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has directed all district Collectors to undertake a time-bound review of government land allotted for developmental and public welfare purposes and initiate action against those found misusing or unauthorisedly retaining such land. The Revenue & Disaster Management Department has asked Collectors...

Bhubaneswar: BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Monday said he will fight against the MMDR Act "till his last breath" to "safeguard the future of Gen Z". Addressing a massive BJD rally outside the Odisha Assembly demanding the repeal of the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation)...

Bhubaneswar: Three minor children have reportedly gone missing from the Chandrasekharpur police station area in Bhubaneswar, sources said Monday. The source added that the children, residents of Sitanath and Adarsh Basti, left their respective homes Sunday to attend tuition classes but did not return. Two...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly witnessed noisy scenes for the fifth consecutive working day Monday as Opposition BJD and Congress MLAs staged protests against the MMDR Act, prompting the adjournment of the proceedings till 4 pm. As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour at 10.30...

Kataka: Sambalpur Warriors registered a convincing eight-wicket victory over Puri Titans in the Odisha T20 League – CM Trophy at Barabati Stadium, with Shantanu Mishra and Soumya R Lenka guiding the side to a successful chase of 164. Batting first, Puri Titans posted 163/7 in...