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Jajpur: The Odisha Police Saturday suspended a lady inspector in Jajpur district over “gross misconduct and negligence in duty”, an official said. An order issued by the state police headquarters stated that disciplinary proceeding is being contemplated against the inspector. During the suspension period, she...

Jajpur: A 27-year-old tuition teacher was arrested by police in Odisha's Jajpur district Saturday for allegedly molesting a minor student in his class, an officer said. According to police, the accused allegedly misbehaved with a girl of class 10 at his private tuition centre Wednesday....

Berhampur: Forest personnel have rescued a two-month-old barking deer (Indian muntjac) from a house in Odisha's Ganjam district, an official said Saturday. The deer was rescued from Gunakhala, a remote village under Badagada forest range in Ganjam district's Ghumusar South forest division, Friday afternoon. They...

Keonjhar: In a bid to create awareness among people about road safety, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday launched the ‘Zero Accident Day' campaign in Keonjhar, his native district. Organised by the Commerce and Transport Department, the initiative seeks to make Odisha an accident-free...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Saturday issued a notice for conducting a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in Nuapada Assembly Constituency due to an upcoming bye-election, an official statement said. It said the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered an SSR...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Information Commission Saturday barred a man from Puri district from filing new applications under the RTI Act for one year, citing "abuse of the RTI process". The order was delivered by State Information Commissioner Susanta Kumar Mohanty after finding that the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Saturday announced a Rs 25,000 cash reward to anyone providing information on the missing woman traffic constable of Bhubaneswar. The 25-year-old woman traffic constable posted in Bhubaneswar and identified as Subhamitra Sahoo, a native of Paradip area in Jagatsinghpur district, was missing...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar Executive Director and CEO Dr Ashutosh Biswas said the institute has been placed in the top 100 institutions in the country in the overall category, making it one of the few medical institutions to achieve such a distinction. AIIMS Bhubaneswar has been...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha September 27 and address a public meeting in Berhampur, state Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari said Saturday. The final itinerary of the PM's visit is yet to be finalised, but preparations are in full swing, he...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five-state visit to Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar is "a testament to the scale and speed of progress across the nation." During the visit, the PM is scheduled to inaugurate...