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Bhubaneswar: Three legislators from the Indian National Congress cross-voted in the recent election, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Bhakta Charan Das said Monday. Das said the matter has already been conveyed to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) over the telephone. According to him,...

Bhubaneswar: A dispute broke out during the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha after Upasna Mohapatra, the MLA from Brahmagiri, sought a second ballot paper after allegedly overwriting her vote, triggering protests from opposition agents. Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik alleged irregularities in the voting...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has extended the application deadline for the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET) to March 18, officials said. Earlier, the last date for submitting applications was March 15. Students can now fill out the forms on the Student Academic Management...

Bhubaneswar: Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha is underway in the assembly complex Monday, with the opposition BJD and Congress accusing the ruling BJP of indulging in "horse trading". As the voting commenced at 9 am, Health and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling...

New Delhi/Cuttack: President of India Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday expressed deep grief over the tragic death of ten patients after a major fire broke out at the Intensive Care Unit of the Trauma Care Centre of SCB medical college in Cuttack,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday expressed distress over the loss of lives in the tragic Cuttack hospital fire incident in Odisha and announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the families of the deceased....

Cuttack: A major fire at SCB Medical College early Monday killed at least 10 patients and left five others in critical condition, officials said. The victims have been identified as Ramesh Parida, Dasharu Munda, M.D. Nyum, Gaurang Barik, S.K. Abdul Sattar, Madhusudan Dalai, Krushnachandra Bishwal,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: President of India, Droupadi Murmu Monday expressed deep distress over the loss of lives in a tragic fire incident at a hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, and extended her heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday...

Bhubaneswar: The 26th Youth National Volleyball Championship 2025–26 (Men & Women) was inaugurated today at the Biju Patnaik Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, KIIT Deemed to be University, marking a historic moment for Indian volleyball. The prestigious championship is being jointly organised by the Odisha Volleyball Association...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Sunday evening told its two suspended MLAs to cast their votes in Rajya Sabha elections on party line or may face disqualification of membership of the House. Patkura MLA Arvind Mohapatra and Champua MLA Sanatan Mahakud were suspended by BJD on charges...