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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress MLAs walked out of the Assembly Tuesday, alleging that the BJP government in the state has scrapped the Anwesha Yojana, a flagship initiative that facilitates English medium education for SC and ST students. Launched in 2015 by the previous BJD...

Bhubaneswar: At least 16 stretches across major rivers in Odisha have been identified as polluted, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia informed the Assembly Tuesday. The polluted locations include parts of the Kathajodi river in Cuttack, the Daya river and the Gangua...

New Delhi: Indian superstar Virat Kohli Tuesday confirmed his availability to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning December 24, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Kohli, now a one-format player for India, is currently busy with the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is...

Bhubaneswar: Social media influencer Shubhankar Mishra, who has been booked for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Lord Jagannath devotees, Tuesday tendered an unconditional apology for his controversial video on the 12th-century shrine. Mishra, in his YouTube channel, said that he does not have any...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly Tuesday passed a Bill aimed at decriminalising certain minor offences in 16 existing laws to promote a more business-friendly and citizen-centric environment in the state. The Odisha Jan Vishwas Bill, 2025, moved by Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain, was debated amid...

Bhubaneswar: Puri Police have arrested four people and recovered gold and silver ornaments and cash looted from a vehicle in the district, an officer said Tuesday. Armed miscreants had intercepted a vehicle transporting cash, gold, and silver of a jewellery shop on the Chandanpur-Samjajpur over-bridge...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday alleged that students belonging to tribal and Dalit communities living in hostels meant for them have been subjected to severe neglect since the BJP-led state government came to power in Odisha. In a press conference held at...

Rourkela: A man, wanted in 21 criminal cases, was arrested with five country-made pistols and 35 swords in Odisha's Sundargarh district, an official said Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended Sunil Majhi from near the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Monday night when he was...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Manmath Routray Tuesday lodged two police complaints against Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, even as he himself faces cases for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the CM, officials said. Routray, who contested the 2024 Lok Sabha...

Berhampur: A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly poaching migratory birds in the Chilika lake, the largest waterfowl habitat in the country, an official said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Sheikh Mustak of Maluda in Puri district, was caught by wildlife personnel from Siandi under...