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Bhubaneswar: Thousands of aspirants in Odisha appeared for the NEET-UG re-exam Sunday amid heavy security arrangements, officials said. The re-exam was held at more than 130 centres across the state. Police personnel were deployed outside all the centres to ensure the smooth conduct of the...

Bhubaneswar: BJP government in Odisha will launch a statewide urban outreach programme on June 24 to mark its second anniversary, officials said Sunday. The initiative, aimed at showcasing achievements in urban development, will be organised under the theme, 'Jan Bhagidari for Viksit Odisha: Empowered Citizens...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Imagine navigating the inevitable journey of growing older not as a process of decline, but as a graceful evolution of strength and vitality. As the world is celebrating International Day of Yoga today, the ancient practice continues to find renewed relevance...

Bhubaneswar: On International Day of Yoga, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday advised youths to do yoga every day to stay stress-free. Participating in an event organised here to mark the day, he said yoga is not limited to any particular religion, but is...

Bhubaneswar: The Mahanadi Banchao Andolan (MBA) staged a human chain protest Saturday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Odisha, demanding a resolution to the long-pending Mahanadi water dispute and seeking concrete intervention from the Centre. Raising the slogan, “Odisha Demands Answers,” members of the...

Bhubaneswar: More than 34.64 lakh farmers in Odisha received over Rs 692.86 crore after Prime Minister Narendra Modi released more than Rs 18,880 crore under the 23rd instalment of the PM-Kisan into the bank accounts of around 9.44 crore farmers across the country, while attending...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: The mob attack on two NGO workers including a woman, who was allegedly molested and disrobed in Odisha's Rayagada district recently, sparked a political row Saturday. Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik described it as a "barbaric and shameful" act, while the...

Bhubaneswar: Seeking better transparency in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the BJD Saturday urged Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to introduce an SMS acknowledgement for electors immediately after the digitisation of enumeration forms through the BLO App. The party made three...

Bhubaneswar: A man was allegedly hacked to death with a sharp weapon in Bhubaneswar Saturday, with police suspecting the murder stemmed from a dispute linked to an alleged extramarital affair. The incident occurred at Sri Sai Vihar in the Gadakan area under Chandrasekharpur police limits,...

New Delhi: In a breakthrough in its ongoing anti-drug campaign, the Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS) of Delhi Police's East District Saturday dismantled an interstate narcotics supply chain and arrested a key Odisha-based supplier allegedly involved in trafficking ganja to Delhi-NCR. Police recovered nearly 22.5 kg of...