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New Delhi: With almost 50 per cent of Class X students dropping out in Odisha, the state recorded the highest dropout rate for 10th standard in the country as per data for the 2021-22 academic year shared by the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has produced over 30 million tonnes of ores in the last fiscal with a turnover of over Rs 14,000 crore, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said while laying a foundation for the corporate office of the state PSU in the...

Bhubaneswar: Questions are now being raised on the success of the free civil services coaching initiative in degree colleges across the state which is going to be operational from next academic year. The state government had recently announced the programme to increase the success rate...

Bhubaneswar: Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev called upon students to stay away from imitating anyone and, instead, realize their potential. “Don't try to copy anybody be yourself, duplicate can't be better than original. Don't lie to yourself and be honest and live for the moment,” said...

Bhubaneswar: Lashing out at those opposing the state’s development journey during his visit to Kendrapara, 5T Chairman Kartik Pandian Monday said, “You can’t wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep.” Addressing a gathering near Baladevjew temple about the transformation the state is...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Crime Unit (SCU) of Commissionerate Police arrested two drug peddlers and seized drugs valued at around Rs 66 lakhs from CRP Square area in Bhubaneswar Sunday, Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarshi said. Priyadarshi said that the illegal trade in drugs usually increases manifold...

Bhubaneswar: Accusing the BJD of strengthening communal forces in Odisha, CPI general secretary D Raja Monday asked the regional outfit headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to make its stand clear in Parliament. Raja, who is here to attend the CPI's national executive meeting, said,...

Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar: West Bengal forest department officials Monday arrested three persons hailing from Odisha and seized leopard skin worth Rs 10 lakh in Madhyamgram in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. Acting on a tip-off that people hailing from Odisha were staying in Madhyamgram for...

Bhubaneswar/ Sundargarh: Expressing grief over the death of five persons in a road accident near Sundargarh in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday announced an ex gratia of Rs3 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased. The assistance will be given from the...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Delhi Police have arrested four suspects including a BTech graduate from Odisha in connection with the data leak from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a source said Monday. The four accused were taken in custody following a manhunt in three different...