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Bhubaneswar: Two police personnel from Odisha have been nominated to receive the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service (PPM) on occasion of 74th Republic Day, said an official release from Union Ministry of Home Affairs Wednesday. According to the official release, the two police personnel...

Bhubaneswar: Sonali Sahu from Odisha will lead the NCC girls’ contingent at the 74th Republic Day parade in New Delhi this year, said a source Tuesday. As per the source,19-year-old Sonali from Kalahandi district is an undergraduate student at Prananath College in Khurda. She will...

Bhubaneswar: Admit cards for the candidates who are scheduled to appear for Annual Higher Secondary Examination-2023 and college-wise roll numbers are available online in the Students Academic Management System (SAMS) e-space, informed the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) Tuesday. Admit cards of both regular...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Transport Department suggested a wet lease procedure for inclusion of private players for better management of buses operating under the state-owned Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) and to bring down operational losses, said a source in the government Wednesday. The secretary of...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP has demanded Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik apologise for a state minister's alleged comment that the “police get commission” from financial benefits extended to victims of SC and ST atrocity cases. The saffron party also stated that Behera, the minister of state...

Rourkela: Already facing a huge backlash after failing to make the quarter-finals, India could end up with their worst-ever placing in the FIH Men's World Cup if they lose their 9th-16th classification match against Japan here Thursday. A loss to the 2018 Asian Games gold...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang Wednesday resigned from the BJP, alleging that he faced “humiliation” in the party. Gamang is likely to join K Chandrasekhar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), sources said.  Gamang's son Sishir also quit the saffron party. “I can tolerate...

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up its attack on the BJD government in Odisha over Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the BJP Tuesday alleged that about 2 lakh eligible people have been excluded from beneficiaries' list while names of ruling party supporters have been included through a conspiracy....

Cuttack: Late Odia actor Mihir Das’ younger son Aklant Das passed away at late night while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, a source said Wednesday. Aklant was dealing with a liver-related ailment which subsequently led to his untimely demise Tuesday night. His last...

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has directed the state government to increase the maximum age limit by four years for the recruitment of police constables in the 2022 advertisement for the same. The court has also asked the government to extend the last date of...