Purushottampur: Throwing an open challenge to the government’s commitment to transparency and anti-corruption initiatives, a major land scam has surfaced at the Purushottampur Sub-Registrar Office, where fraudsters allegedly used a forged Aadhaar card and an impersonator to sell someone’s land. According to sources, land mafia...
Chhatrapur: An unknown tag attached to a migratory bird was spotted near the Rushikulya estuary Thursday morning. The bird, identified as a greater sand plover, was captured by local environmentalist Rabindranath Sahu on his camera. A native of southern Siberia, ranging from Algeria to Mongolia,...
Bhubaneswar: The state unit of All India Students' Federation (AISF) Thursday strongly opposed the rejection of scholarship applications submitted by students of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas (OAV) for the current academic year. In an official statement, AISF mentioned that the scholarship, provided by the Central Government,...
Koraput: Residents of five villages staged a protest near the Bharatmala project camp in Koraput, demanding urgent repair of the severely damaged road from Machara Square to Odapur village. The agitation drew significant public attention as villagers refused to disperse without a firm response from...
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown to curb rising road accidents and promote safe driving, the Commerce and Transport (C&T) department has suspended the Registration Certificates (RCs) of 241 vehicles across the state for repeatedly violating traffic rules. The decision comes as part of the state’s...
New Delhi / Bhubaneswar: Odisha received the 'Gold Award' for its outstanding presentation at the 44th India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2025 in New Delhi on Thursday. The Odisha Pavilion also bagged the 'Best Pavilion' award, marking the state’s fourth consecutive win after receiving the...
Bhubaneswar: Ananta Charan Behera went to his former workplace, the Odisha Assembly, Thursday to have a glimpse of President Droupadi Murmu, but was utterly surprised when she spotted him in the crowd and called him by his name. Behera, a retired grade IV employee, was...
Sambalpur: Odisha Police Thursday arrested a man for allegedly duping investors of around Rs 50 crore by promising high returns, officials said. The accused has been identified as Madhusudan Baral (36), a native of the Khetarajpur police station area in Sambalpur district. He was arrested...
New Delhi: Star India all-rounder Deepti Sharma emerged as the costliest buy of the 2026 WPL mega auction while other ODI World Cup standouts, Shree Charani and Laura Wolvaardt, also walked away with hefty pay cheques in New Delhi Thursday. The seasoned Deepti expectedly fetched...
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Salaries of 91 senior officers of Odisha's Cuttack district, including that of the SP (Rural), were withheld for allegedly failing to resolve public grievances lodged with the CM's Grievance Cell (CMGC), according to official documents. The additional district magistrate sent a letter to the...
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Despite the newfound bonhomie between China and India in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, China is...
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In its latest annual review, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assigned a ‘C’ grade to India’s national accounts statistics...
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Last month, along with Pakistan and Iraq, India was elected to the UN Human Rights Council from Asia. The UNHRC...
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