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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation (OPF) has demanded a high-level inquiry into alleged irregularities in the CHSE Odisha Plus II examinations e-valuation contract. In a letter to Chief Secretary Anu Garg, the federation president alleged that the CHSE awarded the digital evaluation work of nearly...

Bhubaneswar: Intensify field-level supervision, conduct regular awareness and outreach camps, improve inter-departmental coordination, and ensure quality and time-bound implementation of all departmental programmes, ordered the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Principal Secretary Suresh Kumar Vashishth to District Social Security...

New Delhi: Finn Allen smashed a 47-ball 100 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to register their fourth win on the trot in the IPL Friday. Opting to bowl, KKR spinners led by Sunil Narine strangled Delhi Capitals in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania Friday advised adolescents to focus on educational content on social media and use it to build a brighter future. Khurania said this while launching Juventica, a child welfare police officers (CWPOs) outreach programme with adolescents. Odisha Police, in collaboration...

Mayurbhanj: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Friday inaugurated a 33/11 KV power substation at Deuli in Mayurbhanj district through virtual mode. The substation will provide power to over 15,000 families across six panchayats in the district, such as Chuhata, Kanimahuli, Nuagaon, Jhaliamara,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida has written to all MLAs urging them to actively support the construction of anganwadi centre buildings in their respective constituencies, officials said Friday. Parida, who is in charge of the women and child development department, also asked the...

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League match Friday. KKR are unchanged from their last game, while DC made two changes bringing in Mukesh Kumar and Vipraj Nigam in...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Cricket Association's request for additional 10,057 complimentary tickets led to the shifting of IPL final and playoff matches from the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, a BCCI source has said. Bengaluru was to host the final going by convention as Royal Challengers...

New Delhi/Cuttack: The Supreme Court has ordered the release on bail of a life convict from Odisha who has remained behind bars for more than 22 years, taking strong exception to an Orissa High Court order which had dismissed his criminal appeal on the ground...

Bhubaneswar: One of the women rescued in the Balianta incident Friday appealed to the police and administration not to take action against local residents who intervened, saying they saved her life after two men allegedly attacked her and attempted to "sexually assault" her Thursday afternoon....