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Malkangiri: A man died while being shifted to a hospital in Odisha’s Malkangiri district after the motorcycle carrying him reportedly ran out of fuel midway, delaying medical treatment, family members alleged Monday. The deceased was identified as Basanta Khila of Kusumpur village under the district....

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will announce Odisha’s Plus II examination results May 20, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said Monday. Results for Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational streams will be declared simultaneously. The Plus II examinations were conducted from...

Bhubaneswar: BJP national president Nitin Nabin Monday chaired a meeting of the party's core committee in Odisha and discussed its strategies for the next year's rural polls and possible expansion of the council of ministers in the state, party sources said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan...

New Delhi: A fresh petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking immediate transition of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) to a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode, contending that repeated paper leak controversies and alleged security lapses have exposed the vulnerability of the existing pen-and-paper...

Nandapur: The state government has reduced the fund allocation for the Shri Anna Abhiyan for 2026-27 by 31 per cent, triggering concern among farmers, entrepreneurs and intellectuals in Koraput district, prompting a complaint before the NHRC. The initiative was launched to revive traditional millets such...

Rourkela: The state government has approved the design for the proposed pedestrian bridge over the Brahmani River to connect the Vedavyas Shaivite shrine in Rourkela. Instead of the previously proposed glass suspension bridge, authorities have now decided to construct a modern RCC pedestrian bridge. The...

Nandapur: Police demolished an illegal country liquor brewing unit operating from the house of a former panchayat samiti member under Nandapur police limits in Koraput district and arrested the accused, officials said Sunday. The accused was identified as Ramesh Bisoi, 54, of Bhimariput village, a...

Kuanrmunda: A 31-year-old migrant labourer was killed and two others were injured after lightning struck a house at Jhunumur under Raiboga police limits in Sundargarh district late Saturday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Budhua Bage, a native of Pahantoli, Pitamba village under...

Patana: A 13-year-old girl studying in Class VIII was found hanging from a tree in a cashew grove at Giridhina village under Patana police limits in Keonjhar district Sunday morning. Police recovered the body and registered an unnatural death case. The deceased was identified as...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Regional Science Centre (RSC), a unit of National Council of Science Museums, under Ministry of Culture, will celebrate International Museums Day Monday with a series of educational and engaging programmes, aimed at promoting scientific awareness and highlighting the vital role of science museums...