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Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Two government auditors were arrested Friday for allegedly collecting bribes from schools and hostels run by the ST & SC Development Department in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, officials said. The arrested officials were identified as Prasanta Kumar Pradhan and Pragyan Prakash Patra, both auditors with...

Bhubaneswar: Around 4,000 personnel of the Odisha Special Striking Force (OSSF), deployed primarily in anti-Naxal operations across difficult and remote areas of the state, will now be covered by an accident insurance package of up to Rs 50 lakh, sources said. The four OSSF battalions,...

Bhubaneswar: The share of women in Odisha with at least 10 years of schooling rose sharply by 10.9 percentage points to 43.9%, from 33% in NFHS-5, with all 30 districts recording improvement, though the pace varied considerably. The strongest gains came in Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Jajapur...

Bhubaneswar: The Balangir Cyber Crime and Economic Offences (CC & EO) Police Station has busted an organised mule-account network allegedly used to route and withdraw proceeds of a cyber-enabled investment fraud and arrested four persons in connection with the case, Odisha Police sources said Friday...

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha will no longer need to visit police stations or offices for several routine police services, with the Odisha Police Friday bringing 14 citizen services under the state government's 'Ama Sathi' WhatsApp chatbot. DGP Binaytosh Mishra launched the integrated service at the...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD has moved the Orissa High Court challenging Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy's decision to dismiss a petition seeking disqualification of eight party MLAs who allegedly defied the party whip during the Rajya Sabha elections held in March, party officials said Friday. BJD's chief...

Bhubaneswar: Banking operations were affected across Odisha as employees joined a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) Friday. The strike coincides with the second Saturday and Sunday, followed by government holidays for Ganesh Puja and Nuakhai. Consequently, bank branches in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is awaiting permission from the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) to keep five rescued Orangutan cubs at Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar. State Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia Friday said the state government had two days ago written a letter to...

Puri: The inventory report of the Ratna Bhandar at the Jagannath temple in Puri will remain confidential and will not be released in the public domain, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said. The minister said the inventory of the temple treasury is being carried out...

SUCHISMITA SAHU, OP Bhubaneswar: Two years after the change of government in Odisha, school infrastructure continues to remain a concern, with several schools still lacking basic facilities. Many schools do not have boundary walls, while classes are being held in dilapidated buildings at some places...