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Bhubaneswar: A man in Odisha's Kendrapara district Tuesday alleged that his newborn son was swapped with a girl child in a government hospital, prompting the authorities to order an investigation into the complaint. The man and his family refused to accept the girl child and...

Bhubaneswar: Over 28,000 villages in Odisha are yet to get piped water supply, Drinking Water Minister Pradip Kumar Amat told the assembly Tuesday. Replying to a written question by Congress MLA Narasingha Mishra, he said piped water connections have been provided to 19,131 of the...

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS-Bhubaneswar will soon get three more departments that will help in enhancing patient care, its executive director Ashutosh Biswas said Tuesday. These are the Department of Infectious Diseases, the Department of Bioinformatics, and the Department of Biostatistics, he said. Approval has already been received...

New Delhi/ Cuttack: Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday said that they have filed second supplementary prosecution complaint on against the former Cuttack MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal, his wife Laxmi Bilasani Biswal, Seashore Securities Ltd., Seashore Multipurpose Co-operative Ltd, their two directors Prashanta Kumar Dash, Pravat Kumar...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly witnessed ruckus for the second consecutive day Tuesday as opposition and treasury benches shouted slogans against each other. Noisy scenes broke out as soon as the House assembled for the question hour. Opposition BJP member sporting black badges and shouting slogans trooped...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released the timetable for Odisha Civil Services (OCS) popularly known as Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) preliminary examination. According to the commission, preliminary examination will be conducted October 15 in five zones across the state. The notification issued by...

Bhubaneswar: In a partial modification of its earlier notification, the Odisha Government Tuesday declared September 28 as a holiday to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. "The Government of Odisha is pleased to declare a holiday of September 28 (Thursday) instead of September 29 (Friday)...

Bhubaneswar: The marriage of a German-origin woman professor and a specially-abled man in Odisha reaffirmed the popular maxim that true love transcends all boundaries. The love story of the couple -- Ulrik Jason and Shivaji Panda -- has caught the attention of people of Subarnapur...

Bhubaneswar: As candidates gear up for the upcoming UPSC mains examination in 2023, the success stories of previous year's top performers continue to serve as a valuable source of guidance and inspiration. Among these accomplished individuals is IAS Kasturi Panda, a native of Bhubaneswar, Odisha,...

Kendrapara/ Bhubaneswar: More trouble is brewing for BJD MLA and former Odisha minister Pratap Jena, as the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court in Salipur has ordered to continue with the prosecution against him in connection with the murder of a BJP leader and his...