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Bhubaneswar: Members affiliated to Block Grant (New Aided) Secondary School Teachers and Employees Association Monday took out a rally and staged a dharna at Lower PMG to press for their pending demands, including provision of pension. The association, representing over 6,000 teachers and employees who...

Bhubaneswar: The 18th State-level Kalinga Herbal Fair, 2025, will begin December 10 at Unit-III IDCO Exhibition Ground here and continue till December 16. The fair will be inaugurated by Forest, Environment & Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia, who will attend the event as the...

Balasore: A woman was allegedly raped by a man in Kasafal village under Singla police limits while his wife recorded the act on a mobile phone. The couple later allegedly threatened to make the clip viral if the victim did not agree to repeated sexual...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Delhi Police has arrested three men, all from Odisha, allegedly involved in operating a cyber fraud network posing as representatives of SEBI-registered stockbrokers that facilitated a pan-India investment scam amounting to nearly Rs 50 lakh, an official said Monday. The accused, identified...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha assembly Monday passed an appropriation bill, allowing the state government to spend Rs 17,440 crore from its consolidated funds during the 2025-26 financial year. The Odisha Appropriation Bill (No. 2), 2025, was passed by voice vote, amid a walkout by opposition BJD...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of primary school teachers of Odisha have been staging a protest in front of the state Assembly, which is in session, demanding fulfilment of their demands, including a pay hike. They demanded upgradation of teacher posts to level-2 and provision of salary at...

Berhampur: Two persons from West Bengal were arrested by police in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday for allegedly smuggling ganja, officials said. The duo used plastic cricket bats and school bags to hide the contraband, they said. Personnel of the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Berhampur,...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 3,486 cybercrime cases involving forgery of Rs 222.09 crore were reported in Odisha in the last 16 months, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly Monday. In a written reply, Majhi said the state also recorded 69 digital arrest cases...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 40,947 cases of crimes against women, including 3,205 rapes, were registered in Odisha in 15 months till September, according to data provided by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the assembly Monday. These cases were reported since July 1, 2024, Majhi...

Cuttack: India captain Suryakumar Yadav believes Hardik Pandya's return will restore the tactical depth and balance that shaped the team's Asia Cup surge when the world champions take on South Africa in a five-match T20I series starting Cuttack Tuesday. The ace India seam-bowling all-rounder, who...