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OSSC CGL aspirants protest delay in recruitment process

Bhubaneswar: Aspirants of the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Specialists exam staged a protest in front of the OSSC office here Monday, expressing deep concern over the prolonged delay in the recruitment process, which has remained pending since April 2025. In...

Aiims-Bhubaneswar

City AIIMS begins study on cycad toxicity in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a pioneering effort, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar has initiated research into the toxicological effects of cycad plants in Odisha, following alarming findings of the neurotoxin BMAA ( -N-methylamino-L-alanine) in local cycad species. This comes as certain communities continue ancestral consumption of cycad products, such as ‘pitha’,...

Three arrested with leopard skin in City

Three arrested with leopard skin in City

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police recovered a leopard skin and arrested three persons in connection with the incident in Jaydev Vihar area here, police said Monday. The accused were identified as Rohit Mohapatra, 26, Manjit Sabat, 21, and Sambhu Bisoy, 23, they said. Acting on intelligence...

Hari Babu Kambhampati

Governor’s initiative to combat anaemia among schoolgirls

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday launched a special two-month Raj Bhavan initiative at Capital Girls’ High School, Unit-II, Bhubaneswar, by distributing beetroot-carrot juice and peanut chikki to students to promote healthy dietary habits and combat anaemia. Under this initiative, the students of the school...

The Union government

State gets Rs 444 crore as 15th FC grants

Bhubaneswar: The Union government has released the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants for rural local bodies (RLBs) in Odisha for the financial year 2025–26, totalling over Rs 444 crore. The release includes the second instalment of Untied Grants amounting to Rs 342.60 crore, benefiting...

Enforcement Directorate

Bank fraud probe: ED conducts raids in Odisha, Delhi, two other states

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated searches across Odisha, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Punjab Monday, seizing incriminating documents during an investigation into a Rs 73 crore bank loan fraud involving a private company. During the search operations by ED's Bhubaneswar zonal unit, various incriminating documents and documents...

Three kids die after falling into septic tank in Cuttack

Three kids die after falling into septic tank in Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: Three children died after accidentally falling into a septic tank in Odisha's Cuttack district Monday afternoon, police said. The deceased were identified as Subham Nayak (3), Shibani Nayak (7) and Ankit Nayak (9), natives of Bada Barena and Ichhapur villages in the district. They...

 

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