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Bhubaneswar: Claiming that Odisha's maiden BJP government has already fulfilled 11 of the 21 promises made to the people by the party before the 2024 elections, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday asserted that his simplicity should not be considered a weakness at all. Addressing...

Bhubaneswar: A junior engineer was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from a contractor for clearing pending bills in Odisha's Bargarh district Tuesday, a vigilance official said. The woman junior engineer had joined the government service under the district rural development agency (DRDA),...

Bhubaneswar: The results of the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2025 will reportedly be announced Tuesday between 5pm and 6pm on the official website ojee.nic.in. Notably, OJEE 2025 was held from May 2 to May 12 in multiple shifts. The examination serves as a common...

Bhubaneswar: In a step toward making higher education more inclusive and accessible, the Higher Education department Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Under the agreement, various academic programmes offered by IGNOU -- including undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate,...

Rourkela: In a telling sign of Odisha’s growing employment crisis, thousands of highly educated youth — including BTech, MBA graduates, and diploma holders — turned up for a recruitment exam Monday for just 107 Home Guard posts in Rourkela police district, a job requiring only...

Paralakhemundi: A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat and bludgeoning her with a stone over suspicion of an extramarital affair in the early hours of Monday at Gaiba village under Seranga police limits in Gajapati district. The deceased was identified as Monika...

Keonjhar: The Flag Foundation of India Monday installed its 175th monumental National Flag at the Kasia Iron and Dolomite Mines of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) in Keonjhar. The 72-foot flagpole, bearing a 16x24-foot Tricolour, was inaugurated by Naveen Jindal, Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra,...

Berhampur: Two sisters were rescued by the Fire Services department after being trapped for nearly two hours in a lift at a four-storey commercial plaza on Giriroad under Baidyanathpur police limits Monday. Saudamini Meher, 42, and her sister Sarita Meher, 40, residents of Third Line...

Keonjhar: A 30-year-old injured tusker that had been struggling to survive for several days died Monday afternoon in the Anandpur wildlife division, sparking criticism over delays in medical intervention. According to Forest department sources, the injured elephant was first seen limping in the Atei reserved...

Gajapati: A group of women, who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a 60-year-old man over a period of time, killed him and burnt his body in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said Monday. A total of 10 people, including eight women, were arrested after the incident...