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Bhubaneswar: A joint team of Khurda and Bhubaneswar Vigilance Friday caught red-handed the principal of Keranga Panchayat Higher Secondary School while she was accepting Rs 50,000 bribe for approval of the pending salary of assistant librarian Dhiraj Badajena. The accused, Bidyut Prava Jena, had allegedly...

Bhubaneswar: To address the issue of doctors’ crunch in state-run medical colleges, the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department has decided to appoint junior residents, senior residents, tutors, assistant professors, associate professors and professors on contractual/deputation basis. A notification issued by department secretary Shalini Pandit...

Bhubaneswar: Observing that temper runs high among people in scheduled areas and they, at times, behave in unexpected manners, the Orissa High Court has altered the conviction of a man belonging to scheduled caste (SC) community in Sundargarh district from ‘murder’ to ‘culpable homicide not...

Bhubaneswar: The Mid Term Review Mission by the World Bank on ongoing activities of the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) was organised here from January 18 to 19 wherein Odisha’s efforts on dam safety were highly appreciated. The meeting saw active participation of key...

Bhubaneswar: The matter of alleged irregularities in the Assistant Section Officer (ASO) merit list published by Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has now reached the Supreme Court, with the Apex court issuing notices to the Odisha government and OPSC. A special leave petition (SLP) filed...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter Thursday to share an Odia bhajan on Lord Ram performed by singer Namita Agrawal. In his tweet, PM Modi acknowledged the widespread devotion to Prabhu Shri Ram across India and...

Bhubaneswar/ Pune: When the United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, it started conversations around these so-called forgotten foods -- high in nutrition and dietary fibre, but with relatively lower carbon and water footprint than wheat and rice. Despite traditional...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has approved a proposal to procure an additional 10 lakh MT of fortified parboiled rice from Odisha, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Friday. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will procure the rice from the state, he said in a statement....

Berhampur/ Bhubaneswar: A nine-month-old baby, who was allegedly kidnapped after his mother fell asleep at a bus stand in Odisha's Ganjam district, was rescued from Bhubaneswar, police said Friday. One person has been arrested in this regard, they added. The incident took place at the...

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Assembly will begin February 5, a notification said Friday. The session, which will continue till February 13, will have five working days. It will begin with the address of Governor Raghubar Das, an official of the Parliamentary Affairs...