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Bhubaneswar: Preservation of a nation’s identity depends not only on its territory, political history or economic progress, but also on its knowledge systems, collective memory and cultural heritage, noted manuscriptologist Prafulla Kumar Mishra said while inaugurating a workshop on manuscriptology in Bhubaneswar Tuesday. Mishra, a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday issued a notification for implementing the enhanced quota for SC and ST and introducing a quota for the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) in medical and technical education starting from the academic year 2026-27. The state cabinet, led by Chief...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Tuesday sought clarification from Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his family's link with Vikas Foundation Trust that allegedly purchased properties in the US. Several BJP leaders, however, rejected the allegations, asserting that it was part of a vilification campaign targeting...

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Forest department suspended a forester, a day after exhumation of the carcass of a wild elephant from a farm in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, officials said Tuesday. A 'makhana' (a male elephant without tusk) was allegedly electrocuted to death, and its body was secretly buried...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday announced an increase in cost for nutritional support for severely underweight children from Rs 14 to Rs 18 per day. Parida, who heads the Women and Child Development Department, also announced an enhancement in breakfast allocations for...

Bhubaneswar/Rairangpur: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Odisha government's second anniversary celebrations at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district June 20, according to a statement. A grand public meeting will be organised in Rairangpur, the hometown of President Murmu, to mark the...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday constituted a fact-finding team to inquire into the tragic death of a 32-year-old physically disabled person due to alleged custodial torture at the Kabisuryanagar police station in Odisha's Ganjam district. As per a press statement issued by...

Bhubaneswar: Private bus fares in Odisha were revised upward Tuesday following an increase in diesel prices, the State Transport Authority (STA) said. The revised rates increase fares for all categories of private buses operating in the state. The fare for ordinary buses has been raised...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by rain and gusty winds are likely to affect several parts of Odisha over the next two days, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an Orange warning for Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts. The weather office has forecast...

Bhubaneshwar: The Crime Branch has arrested another accused in the Soumya murder case in Balianta, taking  total number of arrests in the case to 18. The latest accused identified as Pradeep Mangaraj of Benupur village under the Balianta area, was arrested in Dhenkanal. According to...