Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday ordered a criminal investigation into the large-scale errors detected in the textbooks of students from class I to class VIII. Taking the incident seriously, the chief minister has asked the Director of State Council of Educational Research...
Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal, with Odisha expected to witness heavy rainfall activity for the next seven days, Regional Centre of Indian Meteorological Department said Saturday. A cyclonic circulation has developed over West Bengal and adjoining...
Bhubaneswar: A police officer in Khordha district was trapped while taking a bribe of Rs 5,000, but he managed to give the vigilance department sleuths a slip, leading to the authorities launching a search to nab the accused, officials said Saturday. According to a complaint...
Bhubaneswar: A 2025-batch probationer IPS officer of the Odisha cadre has sought to resign from the service even before getting a formal posting, days after Bhubaneswar deputy commissioner of police Jagmohan Meena sought to quit his position citing personal reasons. C A Ramdas (33) is...
Kamakhyanagar: A family in Odisha's Dhenkanal district has alleged medical negligence after a doctor at Kamakhyanagar Sub-Divisional Hospital allegedly declared an injured patient dead without providing treatment, despite the patient being alive. Following complaint, the patient was later treated and shifted to the Dhenkanal District...
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has alleged that despite the BJP government’s claims of development under a ‘double-engine government’, members of the primitive Juang tribal community in Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s home district of Kendujhar continue to migrate in search of livelihood due...
Dhamnagar: The ongoing protest against a proposed government liquor shop in Nadigaon panchayat under this block in Bhadrak district has now turned into a full-fledged public movement. The matter came to the fore after hundreds of women and men gathered at the district Collectorate Thursday...
Brahmapur: Ganjam police have arrested 24 persons during a week-long special enforcement drive against the illegal possession, storage, transportation and sale of explosive substances across the district. The operation was conducted in all police station areas under the provisions of the Explosives Act, the Explosive...
Baripada: A junior engineer (JE) posted at Badasahi block in Mayurbhanj district was arrested by the Vigilance department Friday for allegedly accepting a Rs 32,000 bribe to clear a contractor’s bill under the VB-G RAM G scheme. The accused, identified as Sushil Singh, was caught...
Bancho: A six-year-old girl, Kumari Payal Pradhan, daughter of Nirakar Pradhan of Dudugaon village under Tartara panchayat in Anandapur sub-division of Keonjhar district, has allegedly been deprived of disability pension despite being certified as 100 per cent permanently visually impaired. According to the disability certificate...
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