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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department has released the first merit list for admission to undergraduate (UG) courses for the 2026–27 academic session. Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, emerged as the most sought-after institution, registering the highest cut-off marks across several streams. According to official data, against a...

Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: Para-badminton player Akash Ranjan Munda from Kalahandi district won two gold medals and a silver medal at the World Abilitysport Youth Games 2026 in Mersin, Türkiye, bringing international acclaim to the state. Munda claimed gold in the men’s singles SL3 category and the mixed...

Bhubaneswar: Four major Left parties jointly organised a protest demonstration in Bhubaneswar Monday, condemning the killing of three Indian sailors in an alleged attack by the United States military near the Strait of Hormuz. The protest was jointly staged by state units of the Communist...

Bonth: An employee of Tata Power North Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) was allegedly assaulted during a raid on an illegal electricity connection in Chandipur village under Bonth police limits in Bhadrak district Sunday. According to a complaint lodged with police, a team from TPNODL’s enforcement...

Khallikote: A woman died and her husband sustained critical burn injuries following a fire incident at Mathura village under Khallikote police limits in Ganjam district late Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Anita Pradhan, while her husband, Ramesh Pradhan, remains under treatment. According to...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Odisha State Commission for Women (SCW) Monday recorded the statement of the victim of molestation and disrobing during a mob attack on two NGO workers in Rayagada district, while the NCW has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the DGP Odisha of the...

Bhubaneswar: Following a tribal man in Odisha carrying the skeleton of his sister to a bank as proof of her death to withdraw money from her savings account, the concerned bank branch manager was suspended and a directive issued to all 28 regional rural banks...

Aul: Hundreds of farmers staged protest outside the Aul branch of the Cuttack Central Cooperative Bank Monday, alleging large-scale corruption, fraudulent loan transactions and denial of agricultural credit. The protesters claimed that middlemen, in collusion with officials of cooperative societies and the bank, opened fake...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Rayagada mob violence case was put under the ‘Red Flag’ category, Crime Against Women (CAW) Additional Director General (ADG) S Shyni assured strict action against the culprits and informed that awareness campaigns on positive bystander intervention to create awareness among...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the arrest of his nephew in the abetment of suicide of a woman student in Ganjam district, Odisha's Transport minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena Monday said he wants the law to take its own course. Asserting that no one is above the...