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Jajpur: Odisha police have registered two separate FIRs in connection with the attack on BJD leader Pranab Balabantray allegedly by supporters of Independent MLA Himanshu Sekha Sahoo October 4 night in Odisha's Jajpur district, an officer said Monday. While one complaint has been received from...

Bhubaneswar: The uncertainty over the long-delayed Odisha Police Sub-Inspector examination is set to end, with the test likely to be held in November, officials said. Odisha Uniformed Staff Selection Commission (OUSSC) chairman Rashmiranjan Swain said a formal notification regarding the examination is expected to be...

Kataka: DRIEMS University unveiled a bronze statue of Dhaneswar Rath, the visionary behind DRIEMS, on its campus here Sunday, on the occasion of his 32nd death anniversary. The commemorative ceremony, organised under the aegis of the Dhaneswar Rath Foundation, honoured five distinguished personalities with the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday inaugurated the redeveloped and state-of-the-art Kalinga Studio in Bhubaneswar, marking a major step towards strengthening the state’s film infrastructure and reviving its rich cinematic legacy. Alongside the inauguration of the modernised studio complex, the CM also launched a...

Bhubaneswar: Popular Odia film director, choreographer and writer SK Muralidharan was found dead in a hotel room in Bhubaneswar Monday. According to sources, Muralidharan’s body was recovered from the hotel room under mysterious circumstances. The exact cause and circumstances of his death are yet to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch Inspector General of Police Sarthak Sarangi said Monday that the agency has recorded the statements of former bureaucrats VK Pandian, Rajesh Verma and Manoj Mishra in connection with the missing CMO files. The CB has established a crucial link in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Monday said Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar must resign, as he had "lied" that modification of Form 6 during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was approved by the Supreme Court. Earlier in the day, the apex court said...

Brahmapur: Drug inspectors in Odisha's Ganjam district have been directed to take stringent action against the sale of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kits and other abortion pills without prescriptions, officials said Monday. The move is aimed at protecting women's health, curbing illegal abortions and...

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Odisha Monday paid tributes to martyr Baji Rout, who sacrificed his life fighting against the British at the age of 12 in Dhenkanal district, on his birth anniversary, with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi remembering his indomitable courage and...

Bhubaneswar: Following the announcement of students' union elections in Odisha, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj Monday appealed to students to participate in the campus polls as part of student democracy, while ensuring free and fair participation without resorting to violence. “Look, my earnest appeal to...