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Bhubaneswar: As many as 398 candidates, including 144 women, cleared the state civil services examination-2023, the result of which was announced by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Friday. Priyanshu Pal of Angul topped the merit list, an official said, adding that the examinations were...

Bhubaneswar: In a step toward citizen-centric governance, the Odisha government, in partnership with Meta, Friday launched ‘Ama Sathi’, a WhatsApp chatbot providing access to more than 120 citizen services for residents across the state. Odisha became the second state in India, after Andhra Pradesh, to...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed parts of Odisha, including the state capital Bhubaneswar, as the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a 'well-marked system' Friday morning, with the state government geared up to tackle the situation, officials said. According to a morning bulletin...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: The anti-corruption wing of Odisha Police Thursday arrested a retired Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) and a staff of the Animal Husbandry department on the charge of embezzling Rs 18 lakh central adaptation grants for climate change. “Trilochan Dhal, former CDVO of Nuapada district,...

Bhubaneswar: Describing the Mahanadi water dispute as a "political" one, Odisha's Advocate General Pitambar Acharya Thursday said he was hopeful that it would be settled outside the court through negotiations. The dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over the sharing of the river's water has been...

Bhubaneswar: Noted Odia music director Abhijit Majumdar has shown signs of steady recovery and has been shifted out of the intensive care unit (ICU) at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, a source said Thursday. Majumdar, who was admitted in a comatose state September 3 with multiple comorbidities, had...

Bhubaneswar: A man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a special court in Bhubaneswar Thursday for raping his 8-year-old daughter repeatedly. Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge of POCSO court, Saroj Kumar Sahoo, convicted the man after examining 13 witnesses and 77 documents. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday put the collectors of 18 districts on high alert after the IMD forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in the state when a possible depression crosses its southern coast September 27, officials said. The instructions to the districts were issued...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai is scheduled to inaugurate the second National Mediation Conference in Bhubaneswar September 27, Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said Thursday. Mediation is an alternative form of dispute resolution where an attempt is made to resolve differences between...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday called upon people to make the state one of the top three in the country in terms of cleanliness. Majhi said this while taking part in a cleanliness drive under the 'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign near Shree...