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Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has raised serious concerns over large-scale exclusion of voters from the draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Odisha, published Sunday, alleging that the process contains multiple discrepancies and is aimed at curtailing the fundamental...

Bhubaneswar: Several district administrations in Odisha have ordered the closure of educational institutions in view of heavy rainfall Monday. According to the Revenue Department, schools and colleges remained closed in Kataka, Kandhamal, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Baragarh districts. The Odisha government has put the entire state...

Bhubaneswar: Relentless rainfall continued to batter several parts of Odisha Monday, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting road connectivity and prompting authorities to intensify rescue and relief operations, while one person went missing after floodwaters swept away a motorcycle in Sambalpur district. Persistent rain has caused severe...

Bhubaneswar: Former Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jagmohan Meena said his resignation from service was purely due to personal reasons and not the result of any external pressure. Speaking after stepping down from his post, Meena expressed gratitude to the people of Odisha, describing...

Bhubaneswar: The State Government has suspended the distribution of Bhoodan land and the mutation of such land in favour of beneficiaries until further orders, citing concerns over non-compliance with prescribed procedures and inadequate verification of land records. In a letter issued to all Revenue Divisional...

Bhubaneswar: The first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha witnessed an overwhelming response, with 3,13,87,034 electors—93.97 per cent of the state’s 3,33,99,591 registered voters—submitting their Enumeration Forms, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Odisha RS Gopalan said. With the publication of...

Bhubaneswar: School and Mass Education (S&ME) department Commission er-cum-Secretary N Thirumala Naik visited several examination centres in Kataka Sunday to review the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) examination, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE). The examination was held across all 30 districts in...

Puri: Heritage and cultural organisation Puri Parampara Suraksya Mancha has appealed to devotees and authorities to address what it describes as sensitive issues related to dance performances during Lord Jagannath’s annual Rath Yatra. The organisation has launched a campaign seeking permanent reforms to preserve the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation (OPF) Sunday constituted a high-level committee to examine alleged errors and irregularities in the newly published SCERT textbooks for the 2026 27 academic session and recommend corrective measures. The decision was taken at a consultation meeting held at Gita Govinda...

Bhubaneswar: The 35-year-old ragpicker, Anil, who was swept away after falling into an open drain near Vani Vihar Square Saturday af ternoon , still remains untraceable as the search operation continues to trace him. According to locals, the man identified as Anil Singh reportedly slipped...