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Bhubaneswar: Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Odisha Tuesday announced that the annual Plus II examinations will commence February 18 and conclude March 28, 2025. A total of 3,93,619 students from the Arts, Science, and Commerce streams are set to appear for the examinations, which...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday announced that a house rent allowance would be provided to Fire and Emergency Service personnel who are staying in barracks and not provided with residential accommodation. The government also increased the diet and mobility allowances for firefighters and officers. According to...

Puri: Thousands of people took a holy dip at Chandrabhaga beach at Konark in Odisha's Puri district on the occasion of 'Magha Saptami' Tuesday. Magha Saptami is observed as the birthday of the Sun God and is held on the seventh day of 'Magha' month...

Bhubaneswar: A 12-year-old girl was killed after a bus hit her bicycle near Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar Tuesday, police said. The state government-run 'Mo Bus' hit the girl's bicycle on the Patia-Nandankanan Zoo road. Local people blocked the road for more than two hours to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has signed an MoU with a not-for-profit education technology organisation to provide world-class educational resources to students, teachers, and schools of the state, an official said. The School and Mass Education Department of Odisha signed the pact in the presence of...

Bhubaneswar: A ruling BJP MLA in Odisha has warned 'Jatra' groups that action would be taken against them if they perform any obscene dance at the upcoming Khandagiri Mahotsav and Kharavela Mela in Bhubaneswar. The annual Khandagiri Mahotsav and Kharavela Mela begins at Khandagiri Hills...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Congress Monday demanded the release of eight National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) activists, including Odisha unit president Udit Pradhan, arrested for showing a black flag to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat January 31 here. The party made the demand after a delegation...

Bhubaneswar: Kedar Ranjan Pandu has been appointed as the managing director (MD) of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC), starting Monday. A Mechanical Engineering graduate from CET, Bhubaneswar, and an M Tech from IIT Delhi, Pandu brings over 39 years of experience in the power...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court granted bail to a person, accused of theft, on the condition that he will have to plant at least 200 saplings in and around his village and maintain those for two years. This was one of several conditions for granting...

Bhubaneswar: The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) sources said Monday that a 500-bed trauma centre will be set up at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack to provide emergency advance care to accident victims. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved the establishment of the...