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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Thursday alleged that media reports on errors in the Odia textbook for Class I in English medium private schools, supplied by the state government, are exaggerated. The state government would soon provide corrected versions of textbooks...

Bhubaneswar: Two former officials of a cooperative bank were arrested in Odisha for allegedly misappropriating government funds by fraudulently creating loans against customers' fixed deposits, officials said. The arrested persons were identified as Dichen Kumar Mishra, former manager, and Malay Dutta, former employee of the...

Rayagada: Seven Class X students of a government-run residential school in Odisha's Rayagada district have been expelled for allegedly ragging their juniors and assaulting them for returning late to the hostel, officials said Thursday. The incident took place Sunday at a school run by the...

Dubai: Three-time champions India will renew their storied rivalry with Pakistan September 5 as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Thursday unveiled the schedule for the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026, to be played in Dubai from August 28 to September 13. India, the tournament's most...

Brahmapur: Odisha Police Thursday busted an illegal firearms manufacturing unit operating in a forest area in Ganjam district and arrested two persons allegedly involved in the racket, officials said. A police team unearthed the unit near the Siarimala forest within Buguda police limits and seized...

Kendrapada: A fast-track court in Odisha's Kendrapada district Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a teenage girl. Special Judge Tribikram Keshari Chinara convicted the accused under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education Thrusday released the Phase-I SPOT admission results for the 2026-27 academic session, with 25,332 students securing seats in higher secondary institutions across Odisha. According to the department, the latest round also accommodated 3,786 fresh applicants who were not...

Koraput: Two students were injured after the main gate of a government school collapsed on them while they were entering the campus in Odisha's Koraput district Thursday, police said. The incident took place at Kaladi Project Upper Primary School under Kasandi panchayat in Nandapur block....

Brahmapur: The loco pilot, who drove President Droupadi Murmu's special train between Bhubaneswar and Brahmapur, Thursday said he slowed down the locomotive while passing through Chilika lagoon to enable her to enjoy the scenic beauty of Asia's largest brackish water lake. Jayant Kumar Sahoo, a...

Gajapati: Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested a former Junior Engineer (JE), a Municipal Engineer (ME), and a private contractor in connection with the alleged misappropriation of government funds amounting to Rs 55,69,033 in the restoration and renovation of Pattnaik Pond at Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district. According...