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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Thursday alleged that media reports on errors in the Odia textbook for Class I in English medium private schools, supplied by the state government, are exaggerated. The state government would soon provide corrected versions of textbooks...

Bhubaneswar: Two former officials of a cooperative bank were arrested in Odisha for allegedly misappropriating government funds by fraudulently creating loans against customers' fixed deposits, officials said. The arrested persons were identified as Dichen Kumar Mishra, former manager, and Malay Dutta, former employee of the...

Coimbatore: Odisha and Madhya Pradesh entered the final of the Hockey India Junior Men's National Championship after registering contrasting victories in their respective last-four matches here Thursday. Odisha outplayed Punjab 6-4 in a high-scoring opening semifinal, with Bilkan Oram starring with a hat-trick. Oram struck...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education Thrusday released the Phase-I SPOT admission results for the 2026-27 academic session, with 25,332 students securing seats in higher secondary institutions across Odisha. According to the department, the latest round also accommodated 3,786 fresh applicants who were not...

Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to cancer care in Odisha, state government has added 91 cancer treatment packages under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) as part of the Mukhyamantri Cancer Care Abhiyan. With the latest...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar Thursday, with water entering houses in several low-lying areas, officials said. Heavy rain continued throughout the night, from 11 pm to early Thursday morning. The city recorded a rainfall of around 100 mm. While Madhusudan Nagar recorded...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has directed all District Election Officers (DEOs) to take immediate steps to reactivate and expand the Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs) in every assembly constituency in the state. The CEO has also sought a compliance report from DEOs on all...

Bhubaneswar: The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Dhenkanal Collector and District Magistrate (DM) and the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) to appear before it, either physically or via videoconference, September 16, 2026, in connection with a case involving the...

Bhubaneswar: As part of its continued efforts to deepen industrial partnerships and attract high-value investments, a high-level delegation of the state government, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, is scheduled to undertake a two-day investment outreach programme in New Delhi from August 7, official...

Bhubaneswar: A court Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife over dowry, an advocate said. Third Additional District and Sessions Judge Himansu Sekhar Mallick pronounced the verdict after examining the depositions of 11 witnesses and 11 documents. The...