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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday decided to reserve 11.25 per cent of seats for the students belonging to the Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC), taking the total ratio of quota in education to 50 per cent in the state. The decision was taken at...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Wednesday urged the police to prepare a database of street hawkers and regulate them in the wake of the incident of rape of a girl involving a West Bengal based hawker. The regional party in a memorandum to the Superintendent of...

Bhubaneswar: A Tricolour bike rally was held in Bhubaneswar Wednesday to mark the success of 'Operation Sindoor', with Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi flagging off the event at Kalinga Stadium and praising the armed forces for their decisive action against terrorists in Jammu and...

School and Mass Education Minister of Odisha Wednesday stated that the CHSE is preparing to announce the Plus 2 examination results soon.

Bhubaneswar: ISKCON Tuesday said it has no role in naming the newly built Jagannath Temple at Digha in West Bengal as a ‘Dham’ and its activities are confined to performing worship and rituals. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is just one of the 27...

Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has issued a notice to the Odisha government asking it to submit within seven days a detailed action taken report on the alleged rape of a tribal girl at a state-run hostel in Koraput district. The NCST...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has authorised elected representatives in the state to recommend the transfer of up to 15 primary and secondary school teachers within their respective constituencies, informed by a notification issued by the School and Mass Education(S&ME) Department Tuesday. “Government after careful consideration...

Bhubaneswar: ISKCON Tuesday said it has no role in naming the newly built Jagannath Temple at Digha in West Bengal as a ‘Dham’ and its activities are confined to performing worship and rituals. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is just one of the 27...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Tuesday arrested five forest officers for embezzling government funds to the tune of Rs 80 lakh allocated for compensatory afforestation in Kalahandi district, an official said. "Based on credible inputs regarding large-scale misappropriation of government funds under compensatory afforestation scheme in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded 282 cases of heat-related illness from the beginning of the summer season this year, but none of the patients have required hospital admission, state government health officials said Tuesday. Director of Public Health Nilakantha Mishra said individuals reporting symptoms such as...