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Cuttack: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has issued a notification for the recruitment of 29 Assistant Section Officers (ASOs) in the Office of the Advocate General, Cuttack. Interested candidates can apply online through the official OPSC website (https://www.opsc.gov.in) from May 9, 2025, to June...

New Delhi: Asian Games silver medallist Kishore Jena has joined the lineup for the Neeraj Chopra Classic, the organisers said on Thursday, taking the total number of participants to 12, with five of them being Indian. The Neeraj Chopra Classic will be held at the...

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals' stand-in skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians in their IPL match here Thursday. RR made two changes with the injured Wanindu Hasaranga and Sandeep Sharma making way for Kumar Kartikeya and Akash Madhwal, while MI...

Bhadrak: The Odisha forest department rescued three live cobras which were used in a dance performance during a wedding procession, an official said Thursday. The incident took place at Chhedak village under Dhamara police station limits late Wednesday night. A snake charmer and two performers...

Berhampur: A 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death by a youth, allegedly her boyfriend, inside her house in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday, a police officer said. The police detained two persons, including the alleged murderer, and are questioning them to find out the reason behind...

Bhubaneswar: Girls continue to dominate boys in ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII) examinations in Odisha, the results of which were announced by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Wednesday. A total of 8,968 students – 4,653 boys and 4,315 girls...

Jajpur: A government officer has lodged a police complaint, alleging that BJD MLA Biswa Ranjan Mallick has slapped him and also made a casteist slur against him. Mallick, the MLA of Bari, rejected the allegation levelled by Junior Revenue Assistant Amar Ranjan Nayak. Police said...

Baripada: Skeletal remains of a man in his 50's were spotted by a few local women in Kusumghati forest in Badagaon panchayat under Bangiriposhi police station in Mayurbhanj district Wednesday, indicating foul play in the incident. On being informed, Badagaon Forest Range personnel recovered the...

Boudh: Boudh Police Wednesday cracked the murder of a young businessman and arrested two persons in this connection. Addressing a presser, Boudh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rahul Goel said that businessman K Manoj Patra was murdered by a group of miscreants who attempted to rob...

Balasore: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a four-member high-level fact-finding committee to investigate alleged illegal activities at Gadre Marine Export Private Ltd operating in Balasore district. The committee has been directed to conduct an on-site investigation at the plant located at Tundura Chhak...