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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will introduce 55 new textbooks for classes 1 to 8 from the next academic year, officials said Friday. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting, chaired by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. State School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday suspended two more frontline leaders for alleged anti-party activities, sending a clear message to party members to maintain discipline and unity. The suspended leaders are Nalini Prabha Jena, president of the zilla parishad in Jajpur district, and Ganeswar Baral,...

Cuttack: An 85-year-old retired forest officer was Friday sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for three years after a special vigilance court in Bhubaneswar convicted him in a 30-year-old disproportionate assets (DA) case. Suresh Chandra Rath, former assistant conservator of forests (ACF) of Puri Divisional Forest...

Bhubaneswar: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Friday praised BJD chief Naveen Patnaik, saying development achieved during the regional party's rule was clearly visible. Yadav, who is on a two-day visit to the state, met the five-time chief minister at his residence here and said, "Patnaik...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has strengthened its public health surveillance following the detection of two Nipah virus cases in neighbouring West Bengal, health and family welfare minister Mukesh Mahaling said on Friday. Two nurses of a private hospital in Barasat in North 24 Parganas district...

Bhubaneswar: Police have seized six semi-automatic pistols from a person here during an operation conducted in the early hours of Friday, a police officer said. Acting on a tip-off, the special crime unit of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate conducted the raid in Chandaka police station area...

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government has asked the authorities of state-run universities and colleges to identify non-performing teachers for compulsory premature retirement and submit compliance reports by January 31, an official said Friday. In a letter to the registrars of universities issued January 13, principals of...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Thursday issued directions to fish, meat and poultry shops, vendors and slaughter units in the City to ensure scientific handling and disposal of non-vegetarian waste, citing serious concerns over public health, environmental sanitation and aviation safety. According to the civic...

Bhubaneswar: Infocity police Thursday arrested a motorcycle rider for fatally hitting an elderly woman at Shikharachandi bus stoppage January 11. According to a complaint by her son, Amayakant Mohapatra, Banita Barik was standing near Shikharachandi bus stoppage when Abhisek Swain (27) of Cuttack allegedly rode...

Bhubaneswar: The Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), a farmers’ outfit, Thursday staged a massive protest in Bhubaneswar against the alleged imposition of hefty fines and harassment of common people by the state Transport department in the name of Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCC). During the...