New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Odisha government and actor-politician Anubhav Mohanty’s former wife, Varsha Priyadarshini, on a plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him over allegations of harassment and mental cruelty. A Bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday formally flagged off the historic “Somnath Swabhiman Yatra-2026” in Bhubaneswar, adding a new chapter to Odisha’s cultural and spiritual journey. CM Majhi inaugurated the pilgrimage by waving the green flag to a special train carrying more than...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Monday said that all schools, both government and private, in the state will reopen June 18 after summer vacation. The schools were closed April 27 for summer vacation following a rise in temperatures in various districts...
Bhubaneswar: Enumeration forms for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Odisha have been distributed to around 99 per cent of the state's voters, and 34.54 per cent of those have been digitised, an official said Monday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi participated in...
Bhubaneswar: At least seven people died and 26 others were injured in four separate road accidents across three districts of Odisha Sunday, police said. In Keonjhar district, five people died in separate road mishaps involving motorcycles in Kanjipani police station area on National Highway-49, they...
Bhubaneswar: Akash Ranjan Mund, a KIIT Deemed to be University BA English student from the School of Liberal Studies, has been selected to represent India at the World Abilitysport Youth Games 2026, scheduled to be held in Türkiye from June 18 to 21. The World...
Bhubaneswar: An escort service racket was busted in Bhubaneswar and four persons, including a woman were held for fraudulently cheating people through digital platform, police said. The accused persons hailed from Khurda, Nayagarh and Cuttack districts and were operating in the City, police said. The...
By MANOJ KUMAR JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: Unidentified miscreants allegedly stole a sandalwood tree from the premises of Soochana Bhawan at Unit-IV under the jurisdiction of Capital police station, officials said Sunday. The theft has raised concerns over security at the public auditorium, located near key...
Bhubaneswar: Environmentalist and water conservation advocate Ranjan Panda has appealed Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to urgently introduce social and economic protection measures for small and marginal fisherfolk in view of the proposed suspension of marine fishing operations in protest against rising diesel prices and...
Bhubaneswar: In a significant move to tackle housing shortage in urban areas and provide affordable accommodation to tenants, the Odisha government is set to introduce a new Rental Housing Policy. The proposed policy aims to improve access to reasonably priced housing and address the growing...
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India is being shown in such a poor light that it does not stand comparison on the question of a...
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Finally, the much-awaited biggest diplomatic breakthrough in the US-Israel war with Iran has been made with the US and Iran...
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