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Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has seized several properties, including high-value vehicles, from an accused in the cheating case, an officer said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Rama Narayan Bal of Bhadrak district, was arrested October 29 this year on the...

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged his counterpart in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Virendra Kumar, to include 108 Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) communities of Odisha in the Central OBC list. The people categorised as Other Backward Class (OBC)...

Jharigaon: Farmers staged a blockade in three blocks of Nabarangpur district Monday to protest delays in opening of mandis, distress sale of paddy and maize, and a sharp cut in maize prices to Rs 600 per quintal. The agitation led by the Chashi Mahasangh affected...

Bhubaneswar: The CBI arrested another accused from Bihar in the sensational police SI recruitment scam case. The accused has been identified as Amit Bharati, who was apprehended from Bihar. According to sources, the arrest comes after extensive questioning to the prime suspects Shankar Prusty and...

Bhubaneswar: A court here Monday awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) to three persons after convicting them of peddling brown sugar in the City in 2020. The 3rd Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge, Bhubaneswar, Khurda held Sk Sagba, Tanmay Kumar Sahoo and Sk Fakir guilty in a...

Bhubaneswar: Numerous Odia IT professionals are working outside Odisha and abroad due to lack of adequate opportunities in the state, speakers said at the ‘Global Odia SAP Summit 2025’ organised at Dhauli Garden Sunday. Participants said many professionals are compelled to seek jobs outside Odisha...

Bonai/Lahunipara: A young man and a woman drowned in Brahmani river near Biratola temple under Chandiposh police limits in Sundargarh district Monday. The deceased were identifi ed as Gyanendra Swain and D Monalisa Rao, both residents of Rourkela area. Chandiposh police registered two unnatural death...

Bhubaneswar: Marking the birth anniversary of legendary mathmatician Srinivasa Ramanujan, the Bhubaneswar Regional Science Centre (RSC) celebrated National Mathematics Day with great enthusiasm by organizing Mathmagic Fest–2025 Monday. The event aimed to highlight the importance of mathematics in everyday life and to inspire young minds...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to protect the environment and ensure compliance with the Motor Vehicles Act rules, the Odisha Transport Department has decided to deny fuel at petrol pumps to vehicles that do not possess a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate. A high-level meeting...