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Cuttack: A shocking incident has surfaced from SCB Medical College and Hospital, where a frog was allegedly found in food served to a patient, sparking outrage after photos and videos went viral on social media. The contaminated meal is suspected to have come from a...

Bhubaneswar: Authorities have ordered the closure of schools and colleges across several districts of Odisha due to intense heatwave conditions. In Boudh district, educational institutions will remain closed from Saturday until April 22 due to extreme heat and rising temperatures. However, examinations may be conducted...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD in Odisha said that "truth has prevailed" after the Constitution amendment bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to over 800 seats was defeated. While 298 members voted...

Keonjhar: Keonjhar district court Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case arising out of a finance recovery dispute in 2025. District and Sessions Judge Gopal Chandra Behera convicted Ramsingh Munda and awarded him life imprisonment along with a fine...

Harshit Lodha is a well-known entrepreneur and the Managing Partner of Jaibaba Automobiles, a prominent dealership of Royal Enfield (a unit of Eicher Motors) located on Lewis Road in Bhubaneswar. Since co-founding the firm in 2022, he has played a pivotal role in its growth,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday asked district Collectors to focus on the last-mile delivery of fertilisers. Reviewing the availability and equitable distribution of fertilisers for the Kharif season amid the West Asia crisis at a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhavan here, the...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Friday directed department officials to maintain an uninterrupted power supply across the state and take swift action to prevent any disruption amid rising demand in this summer. Singh Deo reviewed the preparedness of the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has raised strong objection to the publication of Odia language syllabus for Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) 2026 examination in Devanagari script by Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) and urged it to republish the syllabus in proper Odia script at the earliest....

Bhubaneswar: The 61st edition of the prestigious Femina Miss India 2026 Grand Finale will be held at KIIT University Saturday, marking a landmark moment for Odisha as the state hosts one of the country’s biggest beauty pageants for the first time. The grand finale is...

Bhubaneswar: A high-level panel was formed Friday to probe into the allegation that two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers were evicted from the Lok Bhavan in Bhubaneswar after being subjected to "unwarranted" treatment a day ago. The two officers of the 2015 and 2023 batches...