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Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Odisha July 4 to participate in a series of official programmes, including an event hosted by the state Cooperation Department, sources said. During his one-day visit, Shah is expected to attend government functions in and...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for in-service teachers, the Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department has extended the deadline for acquiring the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) qualification by one year. According to an official communication issued Tuesday, teachers who have not yet cleared...

New Delhi: Rishabh Pant took a massive pay cut of Rs 12 crore after two underwhelming seasons as the Lucknow Super Giants' captain and Delhi Capitals wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav were involved in a high-profile trade-off completed Tuesday Pant returns to the Capitals for Rs...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday raised the ex gratia amount for the families of workers from the state who lost their lives in the ammonia gas leak incident in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, to Rs 10 lakh, officials said. Six people from Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) has been postponed to July 5 following protests by a section of candidates against overlapping dates of two exams, officials said Tuesday. The OTET conducted by the Board of Secondary Education was scheduled to be held June 28....

Bargarh: Hundreds of farmers staged a protest outside the Bargarh district collector's office Tuesday over issues surrounding paddy procurement. The protest was organised under the banner of the Sanyukta Krushak Sangathan (SKS) as farmers claimed many of them have "either not received procurement tokens or...

Jharsuguda: The mutilated body of senior BJD leader and former president of the Jharsuguda Bar Association, Trinath Gual, was recovered from a railway track near Balijuri in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Tuesday morning. According to reports, locals spotted the body lying near the railway track around...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said the deployment of 'Kavach' system on trains along the 631 km railway network in the East Coast Railway (ECoR) area will enhance passenger safety. CM Majhi made the statement a day after the Indian Railways approved...

East Rutherford: After Lionel Messi scored two goals to set the World Cup record and Kylian Mbappe kept pace in the career chase, Erling Haaland delivered another dazzling performance on a showcase day for the tournament's top stars. Haaland scored twice for Norway in the...

Bhubaneswar: In a major achievement for the education sector, 10 schools from Odisha have been selected for National Awards and Recognition under Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating (SHVR) 2025- 26 programme after a rigorous national-level evaluation. Official sources said a total of 20 schools from...