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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday launched the e-Zero FIR system for cyber financial fraud cases, aiming to speed up case registration, improve police response and enhance the chances of preventing further financial losses. Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania launched the system, describing it as...

By Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Balangir/Bhubaneswar: Sometimes, obsession can drive people to extremes. Whether it is wealth, career, appearance or material possessions, an obsession with any one thing can either help someone achieve wonders or, when taken too far, become a drawback. But for 19-year-old...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha has retained its ‘Prachesta-2’ grade in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for 2025–26, released by the Union Ministry of Education, reflecting steady performance in school education while underscoring the need to improve learning outcomes. The state scored 651.5...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Local Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a protest outside the office of the Additional District Magistrate (ADM), demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged irregularities in the preparation and distribution of new...

Bhubaneswar: A special court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for burning a 15-year-old girl to death in Kalahandi district in 2017, the state Crime Branch said. Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court Tuesday convicted Tumeswar Das under relevant sections of the IPC in connection with...

Puri: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati urged students of Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University to harness the potential of Sanskrit to drive innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital technologies and scientific research while preserving India’s rich knowledge heritage. Addressing the 46th Foundation Day celebrations of the university...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Tuesday allotted permanent houses to 114 eligible families through a transparent lottery system under the Neelamadhab Housing Project at Chandrasekharpur. The beneficiaries, drawn from more than 10 slums across the city, received their housing allotments in the presence of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha transport department Tuesday directed enforcement officials to seize vehicles plying without valid fitness certificates and other mandatory documents. State Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur issued the directive in a letter to all regional transport officers (RTOs), traffic inspectors and other enforcement officers Tuesday. According...

Jakarta: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday recalled the historic rescue of Indonesian leaders by former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and praised former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's role in supporting the South-East Asian country's independence. Modi, who became the first Indian prime minister to address...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday announced a statewide 'Save Education Campaign' from July 9 to 15, demanding stringent action against those responsible for alleged errors in textbooks for classes 1 to 8 and reiterating its demand for the resignation of Odisha School and Mass Education Minister...