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Bhubaneswar: A junior engineer was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from a contractor for clearing pending bills in Odisha's Bargarh district Tuesday, a vigilance official said. The woman junior engineer had joined the government service under the district rural development agency (DRDA),...

Bhubaneswar: The results of the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2025 will reportedly be announced Tuesday between 5pm and 6pm on the official website ojee.nic.in. Notably, OJEE 2025 was held from May 2 to May 12 in multiple shifts. The examination serves as a common...

Bhubaneswar: In a step toward making higher education more inclusive and accessible, the Higher Education department Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Under the agreement, various academic programmes offered by IGNOU -- including undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday announced the enhancement of compensation for loss of life in an attack by a wild animal to Rs 10 lakh from the existing Rs 6 lakh, an official statement said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi approved a proposal in this...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan Monday said that about 80 per cent of the work for smooth organisation of annual Rath Yatra in Puri is complete. The Rath Yatra of the Lord Jagannath will be held June 27. The second coordination meeting to discuss...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department Monday arrested an IAS officer, who was caught allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a businessman, an official said. “Today, Dhiman Chakma, IAS (2021 batch), sub-collector of Dharamgarh in Kalahandi district was arrested by Odisha vigilance for demanding...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Monday congratulated Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), for receiving the prestigious United Nations Sasakawa Award 2025 for Disaster Risk Reduction. Taking to X, Patnaik, a five-time former Chief Minister, said, "Congratulate...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported four more COVID-19 cases, a health department official said Monday. So far, 15 patients have recovered from the infection and the total active cases stand at 34, he said. The health department has also advised people with COVID-like symptoms to not visit...

Bhubaneswar: On her 94th birth anniversary, the people of Odisha Sunday paid rich tributes to Nandini Satpathy, the state’s first and only woman Chief Minister. Political leaders, civil society members and admirers from across the state gathered at her statue near Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi asserted that “not a single allegation of corruption” has surfaced against his government so far, as the BJP dispensation in the state completes its first year on June 12. Majhi said the administration has also earned the title...