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Koraput: As many as 7,281 candidates, including some very highly qualified, have applied for 125 home guard jobs in Odisha’s Koraput district, a top police official said Sunday. According to the official, the written test was conducted at DAV Govt College in Landiguda, Koraput. Out...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Odisha government has proposed to the Centre to change the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting September 27 from Berhampur to Jharsuguda in view of the forecast for heavy rain, the state's Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Sunday. Speaking to reporters,...

Sambalpur: Thousands of devotees gathered at Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur town to have a glimpse of the ‘Dhabalamukhi Besha' (white attire) ritual of the deity on the occasion of the Mahalaya Sunday. The Goddess Samaleswari remains in red costume round the year except on Mahalaya,...

Anandapur: A man was killed late Saturday night in Sunduria village under Anandapur police limits when an unidentified assailant attacked him while he was asleep, a source said. The victim, identified as Jagabandhu Deogam, was sleeping alongside his wife when the attacker entered their home...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday urged the youth in the state to shun addiction, saying he has full faith in their ability to contribute to nation-building. Flagged off 'Namo Yuva Run' in Bhubaneswar, CM Majhi said he was optimistic that Prime Minister...

Bargarh: With the Bargarh Cancer Hospital remaining non-functional for over a week amid the absence of doctors, resentment has grown among the residents of the western Odisha town. The issue has drawn greater attention as State Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Mukesh Mahaling also...

Bargaon: Police Saturday detained four persons, including a woman’s husband, after a video showing her being stripped, beaten and paraded in a village square went viral under the police limits in Sundargarh district. The incident took place at Birimunda village near Timna village under the...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: The Union Ministry of Mines has asked the Odisha government to explain alleged large-scale irregularities and misuse of Keonjhar district’s District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds since 2017, in violation of the Odisha DMF Rules. In a letter dated September 8, 2025, issued under file...

Bhubaneswar: After the School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond informed the ongoing Monsoon session that the government is considering a proposal to introduce Bhagavad Gita sessions in schools to strengthen and promote students’ intellectual development, the opposition parties strongly objected to the idea, arguing...

Bhubaneswar:  Members of the High School Health & Physical Education Teachers’ Association (HSHPETA) of Odisha staged a protest at Lower PMG Saturday, pressing the state government to fulfil their four-point charter of demands. Their key demands include upgrading the minimum qualification for Physical Education Teachers...