Metro

Cuttack: A fast-track court in Cuttack Thursday sentenced a private tutor to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor student in the Cantonment area. The Court convicted Hafiz Noor Ataraj and ordered him to pay a fine of 10,000 rupees, with an...

Bhubaneswar: Assets worth crores of rupees, including 15 high-value plots and two multi-storeyed buildings, were found Tuesday during searches at the properties of a government engineer in Odisha, officials said. The searches were conducted by the Odisha Vigilance at seven locations in Sambalpur, Cuttack, Balasore...

Puri: Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan Tuesday announced a special arrangement for residents of Puri to facilitate entry into the Jagannath Temple during the upcoming Rath Yatra. After chairing the second coordination meeting for the world-famous Rath Yatra, the minister said a dedicated mechanism is...

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Odisha July 4 to participate in a series of official programmes, including an event hosted by the state Cooperation Department, sources said. During his one-day visit, Shah is expected to attend government functions in and...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief for in-service teachers, the Odisha School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department has extended the deadline for acquiring the mandatory Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) qualification by one year. According to an official communication issued Tuesday, teachers who have not yet cleared...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) has been postponed to July 5 following protests by a section of candidates against overlapping dates of two exams, officials said Tuesday. The OTET conducted by the Board of Secondary Education was scheduled to be held June 28....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said the deployment of 'Kavach' system on trains along the 631 km railway network in the East Coast Railway (ECoR) area will enhance passenger safety. CM Majhi made the statement a day after the Indian Railways approved...

Chennai/Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the ammonia gas leak at a private seafood processing and export facility in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district increased to nine Tuesday, the government said. The health department, in its release, said that all the deceased are women. Seven of them...

Bhubaneswar: In a major achievement for the education sector, 10 schools from Odisha have been selected for National Awards and Recognition under Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating (SHVR) 2025- 26 programme after a rigorous national-level evaluation. Official sources said a total of 20 schools from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department has released the first merit list for admission to undergraduate (UG) courses for the 2026–27 academic session. Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, emerged as the most sought-after institution, registering the highest cut-off marks across several streams. According to official data, against a...