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By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: DAV Public School of Unit-8, Bhubaneswar and AIIMS-Bhubaneswar retained their crowns in the junior and senior categories, respectively, at the seventh edition of OrissaPOST Mettle Meet held at Hotel Swosti Premium Sunday. The annual inter-school and inter-college quiz competition once...

Puri: At least three men drowned Sunday while taking a bath in the sea in Odisha's Puri district, police said. The incident occurred on the Chandrabhaga beach near the famous Konark temple when they were bathing in the sea, a senior officer said. The two...

Bhubaneswar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from August 13 during which he will meet Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati and attend an event in Cuttack. Senior RSS functionary Sumanta Kumar Panda said Bhagwat will reach...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police arrested 129 people, wanted in different criminal cases, over the last nine days during a special drive, a senior officer said Saturday. ‘Operation Garuda’ was launched August 1 for curbing crime, smuggling, and anti-social activities, ADG (Law and Order) Sanjay Kumar said,...

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: On Raksha Bandhan, the Commerce and Transport department launched a unique road safety awareness campaign across the state Saturday. In collaboration with the police, students, and volunteers, the department carried out this innovative drive to promote road safety. Officers and employees of the State...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) marked World Tribal Day—officially the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples— at their respective party headquarters here Saturday. At Shankha Bhavan, senior BJD leaders—including Debi Prasad Mishra, Pratap Jena, Ashok Panda, Sudam...

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark move to bolster women’s safety in educational institutions, the Higher Education department has directed all state public universities and government/non-government aided colleges to establish a Shaktishree Empowerment Cell. The initiative, part of the Shaktishree programme, aims to provide holistic protection—physical, legal,...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha Saturday alleged that irregularities had taken place in the state during the simultaneous elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha last year. Addressing a press conference, state Congress president Bhakta Charan Das claimed that about 42 lakh votes were...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: The seventh edition of Odisha’s premier quizzing event, Orissa POST Mettle Meet-2025, commenced with great enthusiasm Saturday at Hotel Swosti Premium, drawing participation from over 80 leading educational institutions from the state and beyond. Following a challenging preliminary round, 16 top...