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Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha will conduct the Matriculation Examination 2026 from February 19 to March 2 across the state. A total of 5,61,989 students will appear for the examination this year, including candidates under the State Open School Certificate stream. To ensure...

Bhubaneswar: The superintendent of a prison in Odisha's Cuttack district paid Rs 1.9 lakh to a woman inmate after gold jewellery, deposited during the admission, was found missing, an official said Wednesday. The woman from the Mahanga area in Cuttack district had deposited the ornaments...

Bhubaneswar: The ruling BJP in Odisha is set to win two seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, and the opposition BJD is certain to bag one, while political manoeuvring will begin for the fourth seat, where no single party has the numbers to secure...

Cuttack: With jaundice cases reported from several localities in the city, Barabati MLA Sofia Firdous Tuesday visited the affected areas along with officials from the Health Department and the Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) to review the situation and assess remedial measures. The outbreak has...

Cuttack: A youth was shot dead during a feast with friends in broad daylight Wednesday at Nuapada Press Colony under Madhupatna police limits in Cuttack. According to reports, the incident occurred while a group of friends had gathered for a feast. During the gathering, an...

Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at improving pedestrian safety and easing traffic congestion, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced plans to construct a 500-metre skywalk connecting Palasuni and Rasulgarh in Bhubaneswar. The project is estimated to cost Rs 20 crore. The announcement...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside an order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordering demolition of a woman's self-help group building at a village in Puri district of Odisha on the ground that it was constructed on a waterbody. A bench comprising...

Bhubaneswar: Eight samples of milk and milk products have been found to be of sub-standard quality during checks in Odisha last year, Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik told the Assembly Wednesday. In a written reply to a query raised by BJP legislator Tankadhar Tripathy,...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: Odisha government has prepared a master plan with a focus on crowd management and safety for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, officials said Wednesday. Chief Secretary Anu Garg presided over the second meeting of the Rath Yatra Coordination Committee Tuesday evening at Lok...

Bhubaneswar: The second day of the Odisha Assembly's budget session  Wednesday was washed out, as chaos reigned supreme with MLAs of the opposition BJD and Congress demonstrated, alleging mismanagement in paddy procurement. Amid the ruckus, Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the House twice before doing the...