Bhubaneswar: Authorities have ordered the closure of schools and colleges across several districts of Odisha due to intense heatwave conditions. In Boudh district, educational institutions will remain closed from Saturday until April 22 due to extreme heat and rising temperatures. However, examinations may be conducted...
Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD in Odisha said that "truth has prevailed" after the Constitution amendment bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to over 800 seats was defeated. While 298 members voted...
Baripada: A petition has been filed before the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) eastern bench in Kolkata alleging large-scale illegal tree felling in Baripada’s Jubilee Park and Jhinjiri pond area under a Rs 28-crore beautification project, raising serious environmental concerns and triggering public outcry. The plea,...
Mohana: The headmaster of a government school in Gajapati district has been suspended following the death of two schoolgirls in a gate collapse, officials said Friday. The action comes after Wednesday’s incident at Rubudising Government Upper Primary School under Nuagada block in the R Udayagiri...
Keonjhar: Keonjhar district court Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case arising out of a finance recovery dispute in 2025. District and Sessions Judge Gopal Chandra Behera convicted Ramsingh Munda and awarded him life imprisonment along with a fine...
Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Rourkela April 21, where she will inaugurate several major development projects and address a public gathering. Official sources said that during her visit, the President will inaugurate the Integrated Command and Control Centre building, a Science Park...
Boinda: An elderly woman was allegedly hacked to death by her husband following a domestic dispute in Angul district, police said Friday. The accused, identified as 76-year-old Chakradhar Dehuri of Gadeimunda village under Handapa police limits in Kishorenagar block, was arrested and produced before a...
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday asked district Collectors to focus on the last-mile delivery of fertilisers. Reviewing the availability and equitable distribution of fertilisers for the Kharif season amid the West Asia crisis at a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan here, the...
Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Friday directed department officials to maintain an uninterrupted power supply across the state and take swift action to prevent any disruption amid rising demand in this summer. Singh Deo reviewed the preparedness of the...
Bhubaneswar: The state government has raised strong objection to the publication of Odia language syllabus for Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) 2026 examination in Devanagari script by Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) and urged it to republish the syllabus in proper Odia script at the earliest....
By Dilip Cherian The Centre’s latest appointment of 48 babus at the joint secretary level across ministries looks routine on...
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The disruption in the supply of cooking gas (LPG) and petrol is one aspect of the economic crisis caused by...
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It is a patently false contention to tell religious leaders to mind things moral and spiritual and leave temporal or...
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The defeat of the Bill linked to women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha on 17 April is not merely a...
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