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Bhubaneswar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack commissioner of police and the vice chancellor of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) to inquire into the alleged murder of a tribal student in KISS and submit an action-taken report within two weeks....

Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Anu Garg was Wednesday named the next chief secretary of Odisha, making her the first woman to be appointed to the post, according to a notification. Garg, a 1991-batch officer, will succeed Manoj Ahuja, who will retire December 31, as per...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing under the Crime Branch of the Odisha Police Wednesday seized a luxury car of Soumya Shankar alias Raja Chakra, the prime accused in a multi-crore fraud, police said. The EOW, which has been investigating the alleged diversion of funds intended...

Bhadrak: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a massive outrage with locals demolishing the accused's house, police said Wednesday. Bhadrak Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rout said one accused person was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district. Chief Minister Mohan...

New Delhi: While the first half of the opening day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy was all about record-breaking centuries, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli stole the limelight in the second half with their respective hundreds on their return to the premier one-day domestic tournament....

Puri: The inventory of the valuables stored in the Puri Jagannath temple's treasury is likely to begin early next year, Justice Biswanath Rath said Wednesday. Rath, the chairman of the high-level committee set up for the purpose, said the exact dates are yet to be...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) Wednesday notified recruitment of Revenue Inspector (RI), ICDS Supervisor, Village Agricultural Worker (VAW), Junior Assistant (JA), Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI), Amin and Statistical Field Surveyor (SFS) in various departments under Government of Odisha. According to the notification, the...

Bargarh: President Droupadi Murmu greeted the people as the Dhanu Yatra is slated to begin in Odisha's Bargarh Wednesday evening. Murmu, who hails from Odisha, said the unparalleled tradition of the vast open-air theatre has given the festival a unique identity across the country and...

Bhadrak: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a protest by locals, police said Wednesday. Bhadrak Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rout said one accused was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district in connection with the case. The incident came to...

Bolangir: The famous Shulia Jatra, a centuries-old festival symbolising tradition and faith, was held Tuesday at Khairgura Badakhala and Kumuria Sanakhala under Kulutapada panchayat in Deogaon block of Bolangir district. Despite intense cold and dense fog, lakhs of devotees from Bolangir, Kalahandi, Boudh, Sonepur and...