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Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, Thursday announced the results of the latest Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test (OSSTET). According to the BSE, the overall pass percentage stands at an impressive 72.38 per cent. “Candidates can access their results on the BSE...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress Thursday condemned the alleged police excess on tribals during a protest over the construction of a road to Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district. At least 70 people, including 58 security personnel, were injured Tuesday in a clash between...

Bhubaneswar: A 19-year-old trainee Agniveer from Uttar Pradesh allegedly died by suicide on the INS Chilka campus in Odisha's Khordha district, police said Thursday. The deceased was identified as Kartik Yadav, a native of Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. He was found hanging from a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday inaugurated three new grid substations and eight transmission lines established at Rs 600 crore, and assured the people of Bhubaneswar and adjoining areas of uninterrupted and high-quality power supply. He said the new power facilities will benefit...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Thursday launched a self-defence training programme for 5,000 women Self Help Group (SHG) members here in the presence of National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar. The programme, is being implemented by the Department of Mission...

Bhubaneswar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has begun its probe into a blast in Bhubaneswar in January that left two persons dead, officials said Thursday. A three-member NIA team visited the Airfield police station here and collected documents, including FIRs and forensic reports, in connection...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is scheduled to hold a Cabinet meeting April 10 at 11 a.m. at Lok Seva Bhavan under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Important proposals from several departments, including Panchayati Raj, Works, Revenue, School and Mass Education, and General Administration,...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Thursday accepted the resignation of Sasmit Patra as the leader of the regional outfit's parliamentary party. Patra, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP, had submitted his resignation Wednesday, citing reasons that remain undisclosed. The office of the Leader of Opposition in...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik will visit Delhi April 10 to meet his elder brother Prem Patnaik, who has undergone a major heart surgery, a party statement said. Prem Patnaik is at present recovering at a private hospital in the national capital after undergoing the...

Bhubaneswar: Leaders of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union (BKMU) staged a protest Wednesday, alleging a severe crisis in the supply of government-run LPG cylinders and accusing authorities of failing to address consumer hardship. Addressing the demonstration, CPI state...