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Bhubaneswar: The BJD Thursday urged the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged molestation of a girl in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district and atrocities against tribal women in the state. The BJD, in a memorandum to the NCST, expressed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Suresh Pujari Thursday informed the Assembly that 416 people have lost their lives in fire accidents across the state over the last three financial years. Property worth Rs 27.84 crore and 2,537 houses were damaged in the fire incidents during 2022-23, 2023-24...

Bhubaneswar: A school teacher in Bhubaneswar was suspended for alleged dereliction of duty while performing election-related responsibilities as a Booth Level Officer (BLO), according to a notification. Rashmi Sahoo, an assistant teacher at Government High School, Chandrasekharpur Phase-II, had been appointed as a BLO for...

New Delhi: India will host the prestigious World Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as the international body Thursday awarded the hosting rights of the event to the country at its council meeting in Torun, Poland. The decision was taken at the World Athletics Council meeting...

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 6,578 people were killed due to lightning, drowning and snakebite in Odisha in the last two financial years, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the assembly Thursday. In a reply to a question from MLA Chakramani Kanhar, the minister said 3,439...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned thrice Thursday as the Opposition disrupted the House proceedings, demanding state Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling's resignation over the death of 12 patients at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The House saw multiple adjournments during the day, initially till 11.30...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Thursday arrested the prime accused and his wife in a ₹5.56 crore government fund embezzlement case. "Main accused in Rs 5.56 Crore misappropriation, Pradip Kr Mohanty, Retd Headmaster, re-engaged at BEO Office post retirement, along with his wife Gitarani Mohanty, who were...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Wednesday submitted a formal petition to the Assembly Speaker seeking the disqualification of two of its MLAs under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, also known as the anti-defection law, for allegedly cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha biennial...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the Odisha Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Association (ODMDA) Wednesday submitted a letter to the Health & Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling, highlighting the severe challenges faced by children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and urging immediate policy interventions, including the fulfilment of key...

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to standardise delivery of intensive care services across Odisha, the state branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) hosted a crucial state-level conference Wednesday. Health and Family Welfare Secretary Aswathy S joined the discussions with senior doctors and experts on framing...