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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday ordered the withdrawal of 48,018 trivial cases against people belonging to Scheduled Tribes. Most of the cases are related to home, excise and forest and environment departments, an official added. After detailed examination, it was decided to withdraw...

Online applications are invited for recruitment of 385 Assistant Professors posts (Stage-I) in Group-A of Odisha Education Service (College Branch) for Government Degree Colleges under Department of Higher Education. Interested candidates fulfilling all the eligibility criteria can apply through proforma application form to be made...

Bhubaneswar: A sevayat (priest) of Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar was arrested Wednesday for allegedly misbehaving with a foreign woman tourist, a police officer said. The accused, identified as Kundu Mahapatra, was arrested following a FIR by the foreign national, the officer added. "We arrested a...

Bhubaneswar: After supporting hockey and football, Odisha government has now decided to focus on cricket in the state. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide and 5T (transformational) and Nabin Odisha programme chairman Kartik Pandian Wednesday visited Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and discussed the development of...

Bhubaneswar: Four years after he was expelled from the BJD, Gopalpur MLA and former Odisha minister Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi Wednesday joined the BJP. He joined the saffron party in the presence of its state chief Manmohan Samal. Panigrahi was expelled from the ruling party in...

Bhubaneswar: Anasmish Productions’ next project will be a multi-starrer, according to the makers. Mahurat of the movie, titled Chandrabanshi, was held here at Kali Temple in Baramunda area, Tuesday. Set to release during the Raja festival, the cast of the movie includes Sidhanth Mohapatra, Akash...

Bhubaneswar: Anupam Patnaik-directorial Trikanya had its trailer released at a City hotel, Tuesday. Apart from director Patnaik, other artists including Barsha Patnaik, Manoj Mishra, Aman, Sradha Panigrahi, Partha Sarathi Ray, Nishanth Majithia, Sukant Rath, Nivy, and Sijan Mohapatra were also present at the event. “The...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for various infrastructure projects, including the administrative building, at the Central University of Odisha (CUO) in virtual mode, Tuesday. The projects will come up at an estimated cost of Rs 129 crore. The online event was...

Bhubaneswar: Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Tuesday informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned Rs 492 crore for the construction of the 32 km long Puri-Konark railway line. He said work will begin for the project soon following acquisition of 217 hectares of the...

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: In a tragic incident, a Class X student was found hanging in the washroom of his hostel in Bolangir district, just a few hours before the commencement of the High School Certificate (HSC) Examination Tuesday, even as his family members suspected foul play in...