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Bhubaneswar: An arrest warrant has been issued against Odisha Higher Education Commissioner-cum-Secretary Aravind Agrawal, a source said Tuesday. The source stated that Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad of the Orissa High Court issued the warrant, directing authorities to produce Agrawal by January 22. The order was...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Odisha Assembly and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president, Naveen Patnaik, Tuesday expressed deep anguish over the recent killing of a youth belonging to a minority community over allegations of illegal cattle smuggling in Balasore district of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Congress leaders Tuesday expressed displeasure after they were denied permission to meet Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to submit a memorandum seeking restoration of the MGNREGA, which the Centre recently replaced with the VB-G RAM G. The party claimed that a security officer at...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday announced a one-month-long house listing exercise from mid-April as part of the work for Census 2027, a notification said. The notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management department said that the house listing exercise will be carried out across the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati will unfurl the National Flag and take ceremonial salute at the state-level Republic Day function in Bhubaneswar, while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will preside over celebrations in Cuttack, an official notification said. A letter issued to different authorities...

Bhubaneswar:  A rare Buddhist relic dating back to the 3rd century BC was brought out of museum and put on public display at Lalitgiri in Jajpur district to allow monks, scholars and devotees from across the country to get an opportunity to have a glimpse...

Bhubaneswar: Over 40 shops were gutted and goods worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed in a major fire at Unit-I market in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, police said. The fire broke out around 1.30 am and over 13 fire tenders and 80 personnel took three hours to...

Bhubaneswar: In line with the vision of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan to strengthen Odisha’s road infrastructure, the state government has intensified efforts to build a robust road network connecting all major regions of the state, aimed at improving mobility...

Bhubaneswar: A five-member delegation from the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office, currently on a five-day visit to Odisha, visited the office of the Panchasakha Shikhya Setu (PSS) and highly appreciated its innovative initiatives aimed at holistic school development. The delegation lauded the programme’s unique model of...

Bhubaneswar: Several Ambedkarite groups Monday filed a complaint at the city’s Capital police station against YouTuber Tapi Mishra for allegedly making derogatory remarks against BR Ambedkar on social media. According to the complainants, a Facebook user named Tapi Mishra has been repeatedly sharing posts that...