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Bhubaneswar: Former director of Odisha's State Council of Educational Research and Training, Manoj Kumar Padhy, was sent to jail Tuesday after his arrest in connection with the large-scale errors detected in school textbooks for students of Classes 1 to 8, a senior police officer said....

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday issued a heavy rainfall warning for several places in Odisha, including the pilgrim city of Puri, during Rath Yatra under the influence of a low-pressure system which is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal. The world-famous Rath...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red warning for parts of Odisha, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over the next two days and urging people in vulnerable areas to remain alert. For the 24-hour period ending 8:30 am...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for implementing its free education programme from Kindergarten (KG) to Postgraduate (PG) level, specifying fee guidelines, eligibility criteria and responsibilities of educational institutions. According to the SOP, the scheme will cover regular academic courses offered...

Puri: The Srila Prabhupada's ISKCON in Bengaluru has said it would hold Rath Yatra across its centres during the nine-day period prescribed by Puri's Jagannath Temple administration in accordance with the scriptures, diverging from the Mayapur-headquartered ISKCON Group's stand on the issue. It also clarified...

Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath Temple here will conduct a special inventory of the shrine's Ratna Bhandar July 19 when the deities will be at the Gundicha Temple for a week-long stay during Rath Yatra, a senior official said. The sibling deities of Lord...

Bhubaneswar: Baripada Railway Station under the jurisdiction of Kharagpur Division in Mayurbhanj district and Kesinga Railway Station in Kalahandi District have been transformed into modern, accessible and passenger-friendly railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Baripada, the district headquarters of Mayurbhanj, serves as a...

Lanjigada: Police in Kalahandi’s Bijepur area are investigating an alleged abduction of a 15-year-old schoolgirl by a 28-year-old man from her village at Pajibahali. The girl, Purnima Harijan, a Class X student at Bengaon High School and daughter of Kapil Harijan of the village, went...

Bhubaneswar: Anticipating a massive influx of devotees during this year’s Rath Yatra in Puri, the Health department has put in place extensive medical arrangements to ensure prompt emergency healthcare services. As part of the preparedness, the department has established a comprehensive emergency response system at...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has directed Revenue officials to strengthen the protection, management and maintenance of land records of properties belonging to Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Bije Puri. Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Department Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Padhee has written to the Board of Revenue,...