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Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera Thursday criticised the BJP-led Centre over the NEET-UG question paper leak case, alleging that the government had failed to demonstrate accountability to students and the public. Khera made the remarks while addressing the media on the launch of the...

Thuamul Rampur: Education at a government primary school in Tumonikhol village under Birikot gram panchayat in Odisha's Kalahandi district has allegedly been affected by inadequate infrastructure, with students continuing their classes without a proper school building more than a year after the roof of the...

Bhubaneswar: Former bureaucrat Sujata Rout Karthikeyan, wife of former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide VK Pandian, formally joined the BJD Thursday. Patnaik announced her induction after a meeting at Sankha Bhawan, the party headquarters here. "I would like to welcome Sujata Rout to...

Bhubaneswar: Former IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan joined BJD in the presence of Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik at Sankha Bhawan, party headquarters in Bhubaneswar, Thursday. Patnaik announced her induction after a meeting at Sankha Bhawan, BJD headquarters. "I would like to welcome Sujata Rout...

Bhubaneswar: After covering all districts of Odisha, southwest monsoon has become more active, raising hopes of increased rainfall across the state. Although many areas have been experiencing hot and dry weather with only scattered showers, the rainfall activity is expected to intensify in the coming...

Puri: The 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain closed to devotees for five hours Thursday for the observance of the 'Rukmini Haran and Bibaha Utsav' ritual, officials said. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said 'darshan' would remain suspended from 1 pm to 6...

Hatadihi: A woman and her son were arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to kill a man following a dispute over return of pledged gold at Nuarampas under Nandipada police limits in Kendujhar district. The accused were identified as Ramamani Pahi and her son Pradeep Pahi....

Nandapur: Aromatic wood plantation has received a major boost in Odisha with the presence of nearly 1.8 lakh sandalwood trees across Koraput district. The sandalwood trees are spread over 605 hectares across 12 hills under Nandapur forest range of Semiliguda forest section in Koraput forest...

Kendrapada: More than seven years after its announcement, state’s first proposed riverine port on Mahanadi River in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapada district remains mired in uncertainty, with little visible progress on the ground. The ambitious project was announced by former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during...

Basudevpur: A day after a woman was allegedly beaten to death following a dispute over a bamboo pole used for drying clothes at Bhairavpur village under Basudevpur Municipality in Bhadrak district, police Wednesday arrested the accused from Kataka. The deceased was identified as Sasmita Parida,...