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Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education (HE) department Wednesday released the third merit list for admission to undergraduate (UG) courses for the 2026–27 academic session. According to the department, a total of 2,87,519 seats are available for UG admissions this year, out of which 2,37,200 students had...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday expressed gratitude to devotees, servitors, police personnel, government officials, voluntary organisations and all those associated with the Rath Yatra in Puri for the successful and peaceful conduct of the world-famous festival this year, despite challenging weather conditions. The...

Bhubaneswar: Banks key to building Odisha’s agri-entrepreneur ecosystem by ensuring timely and adequate credit support to aspiring entrepreneurs, said Deputy CM and Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo during a state-level Bankers’ Meet 2026 organised by Agricultural Promotion and Investment Corporation...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to introduce a certificate programme on mutual funds for students pursuing commerce, management and related courses in state-run colleges and universities to enhance their financial literacy and employability, officials said Wednesday. According to a notification issued by the Higher...

Bhubaneswar: A 7-year-old girl student of a government-run school in Bhubaneswar was found dead inside a water fountain on a police reserve ground near her campus Wednesday evening, police said. The mentally challenged girl studied at the Demonstration Multipurpose (DM) School of the Regional Institute...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have arrested the editor and proprietor of an Odia newspaper for allegedly attempting to extort money and publishing a defamatory news report against the Utkal University vice-chancellor, officials said Wednesday. The accused, Susant Kumar Sahoo (41), was arrested Tuesday following a...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed Odisha government's plea seeking modification of its earlier order permitting the release of animated film Mahaprabhu Jagannath, saying creativity, art and culture could not be curtailed merely because a few people were sensitive about the depiction of deities. A...

Puri: The Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri will remain closed to devotees for five hours Wednesday evening for 'Banakalagi Niti', a secret ritual in which the faces of the sibling deities are repainted with natural colours. The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) said in a...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in north Odisha remained grim on Wednesday, with incessant rain swelling major rivers and inundating villages, affecting over 1.25 lakh people across five districts, officials said. In view of the situation, schools and anganwadi centres in 10 districts have been ordered...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stepped up action against the misuse of residential buildings for commercial purposes, serving notices to 133 property owners and identifying 35 buildings for sealing in line with Supreme Court directives. Officials said notices have been issued to 133...