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Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik Saturday sought Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's "compassionate intervention" over an incident in Odisha, where a tribal man exhumed his sister's skeleton and produced it as proof to withdraw money from a rural bank. Patnaik, in a letter, also urged...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's opposition BJD Friday alleged that the BJP is the lone political party in the country that feels uncomfortable implementing reservation for women in the legislature without raising the number of seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies. The BJD's statement came a day...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced a daily increase in Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) by Rs 10, which will come into effect from April 1. Majhi announced while addressing a function marking the celebration of International Labour Day here. The declaration came...

Bhubaneswar: National record holders Dev Kumar Meena of Madhya Pradesh and Baranica Elangovan of Tamil Nadu will be among the top draws in the inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition which begins here Saturday. The two-day meet is being held at...

Bhubaneswar: Nor’wester storms lashed Odisha Thursday, bringing temperatures down by more than 2 degrees Celsius in several districts of the state. Only seven cities recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, with Bolangir posting the highest at 42.2 degrees, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre. The...

Bhubaneswar: The results of the Class 10 exams (Matric) conducted by Odisha's Board of Secondary Education will be published Saturday, and the certificates will be issued in Odia language besides English, said School and Mass Education Nityananda Gond. Interacting with reporters Friday, he said the...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Friday paid tribute to writer Raghunath Murmu on his birth anniversary, stating that through his farsightedness, he gave an identity to the Santali language. Raghunath Murmu, who developed the Ol Chiki script for the Santali language, was born in 1905 at...

Bhubaneswar: A Nor'wester storm battered the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Thursday, toppling iron hoardings at multiple locations and leaving three family members critically injured after a lightning strike. Three people from the same family were struck by lightning in Niladri Vihar slum area...

Bhubaneswar: City schools in Bhubaneswar stood out in the ICSE and ISC 2026 results, delivering outstanding performances with several institutions recording 100% pass rates and producing top scorers across streams. Loyola School, Bhubaneswar recorded a flawless performance in both examinations. In ICSE, all 198 students...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED) has announced a hike of Rs 1 per litre in the milk procurement price for dairy farmers across the state. The revised rate will come into effect from May 1, 2026. With this revision, farmers will...