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Cuttack: Orissa High Court Saturday termed former Cuttack Collector and current Higher Education Director Bhabani Shankar Chayani’s affidavit on sand mining at Kathajodi riverbed as false, said a source. During the plea hearing, the High Court said that criminal proceedings should be initiated against Chayani,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Saturday dismissed an inspector after his arrest by the vigilance department following the seizure of Rs37.27 lakh in cash from his possession. The cash amount was seized from premises belonging to Boipariguda police station inspector-in-charge Sushanta Satpathy in raids conducted by the...

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Friday notified that the annual Higher Secondary Examinations (Practical/ Projects) 2024 will be held from January 2 to 12 in all higher secondary schools/ colleges affiliated to the council. The practical of subjects like Arts, Science and...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has reserved its order on a plea seeking to make public the report of an inquiry commission into the disappearance of Ratnabhandar's (temple treasury) keys at Jagannath temple in Puri. Odisha government Friday prayed before a division bench of Acting...

Puri: The Konark Dance Festival and International Sand Art Festival began in Odisha's Puri district. The state Tourism Department's flagship events were inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday. "I welcome everyone to this beautiful open-air auditorium on the premises of this 13th-century UNESCO World...

Bhubaneswar: The depression over the Bay of Bengal Saturday intensified into a deep depression and is likely to become a cyclone before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam Monday, IMD said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy rainfall in Odisha Monday...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday met four of the five labourers rescued from inside the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, after their arrival in Bhubaneswar. Meeting the rescued workers at his residence, Patnaik asked them about their health condition and also handed over...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress Friday took out a ‘Tulsi Yatra’ in which basil leaves collected from houses across 314 blocks of the state were offered to Lord Jagannath in Puri as a mark of protest over closure of the three of the four gates of the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government’s determination to bring differently-abled individuals into the mainstream and establish an inclusive environment echoes the ethos of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, said Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Minister Ashok Chandra Panda here Friday. Panda...

Cuttack: Inching a step forward in digitisation of judicial infrastructure, 20 paperless courts were inaugurated recently by Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi through virtual mode. Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra, Chairperson of Artificial Intelligence & Information Technology Committee of the...