Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday conducted searches at 10 premises in Odisha and West Bengal in connection with the alleged leak of the question paper for the 2024 sub-inspector (SI) recruitment exam in Odisha, sources said. ED officials from the Bhubaneswar zonal office carried...
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the Centre and other authorities to disembark the crew of MT Unity, a foreign oil tanker abandoned by its owner off Paradip since May, and repatriate them to their respective countries, preferably within three weeks. The direction was...
Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday termed the BJP government in Odisha "incompetent" and accused the ruling party's "double-engine" dispensation of tarnishing the state's image through a series of failures. Patnaik launched the attack while addressing a public meeting in the North Bhubaneswar assembly constituency...
Thuamul Rampur: Hundreds of residents in Thuamul Rampur block headquarters in Odisha’s Kalahandi district have been grappling with a drinking water crisis for the past 10 days after piped water supply under the Vasudha scheme was disrupted amid an alleged dispute between the electricity and...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi met Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati at the Lok Bhavan here Friday and discussed key initiatives to accelerate the state's economic growth and people's welfare. The Lok Bhavan said the discussions focused on Odisha's all-round development and the government's...
Bhubaneswar: The nomination process for student union elections began across colleges and universities in Odisha Friday, marking the start of the countdown to campus polls scheduled for October 15 after an eight-year hiatus. Candidates can submit their nomination papers from 10 am to 1 pm,...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday paid rich tributes to 'Utkalmani' Gopabandhu Das, a prominent social reformer and poet, on his 149th birth anniversary, with leaders across the political spectrum participating in commemorative programmes held across the state. Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati paid tributes to Das and...
Nayagada/Dashapalla/ Sarankul: The body of Maheswar Mohapatra, 56, principal of Sarankul College in Nayagada district, was recovered from a MEMU train at Dashapalla station Thursday under mysterious circumstances. Mohapatra hailed from Rabera village under Odagaon police limits and was staying in Nayagada. He had gone...
Bhubaneswar: In a global recognition of its research strength, 29 faculty members and a research graduate of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have secured places among the world’s top 2 per cent of scientists in a prestigious Stanford University-backed ranking. The list, prepared...
Bhubaneswar: A year and a half after asking Odisha authorities to clear illegal encroachments from the reserve forest and government land in Nayagarh district, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices over alleged non-compliance with its directions, including a one-month deadline for action. The...
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