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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will begin the 2025-26 PG admission process earlier than in previous years, with CAF submission starting March 10. According to an official press release, students aspiring for PG admission must appear for the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET), scheduled for the first...

Bhubaneswar: Congress Friday attacked the BJP government in Odisha over alleged rising crimes against women. Members of the party disrupted House proceedings and staged a dharna near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Assembly premises. Speaking to reporters outside the House, Congress Legislature Party (CLP)...

Cuttack: Two persons were seriously injured as a fire broke out in a multi-storied residential building in Odisha's Cuttack in the early hours of Friday, officials said. The flames were spotted in the garage of the building located in CDA Sector 7 in Markatnagar police...

Bhubaneswar: Days after the death of a Nepalese student on the KIIT University campus here, the Odisha government has set up a professors' committee to safeguard the interest of students and ensure a proper academic environment at the private institute, a minister said in the...

  Bhubaneswar: An NHRC team, which is probing into the death of a 20-year-old Nepalese female student at the KIIT University here, has met senior police officers of the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack commissionerate, officials said. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team began its inquiry into the...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 26 SC and ST boarders have died in the Odisha government-run hostels since July 1, 2024, of whom six were suicide victims, the Assembly was informed  Friday. While replying to a question of senior BJD member Ranendra Pratap Swain, Minister for...

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, serving as Deputy Commissioner in the State Transport Authority (STA), Cuttack, has been placed under house arrest by Odisha Vigilance for possessing disproportionate assets, a Vigilance official said Friday. He will be presented in court today, the official added. In this...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress MLAs Friday created a ruckus in the Assembly over alleged disrespect by the BJP government to Odisha stalwart Biju Patnaik, prompting the Speaker to adjourn the proceedings twice. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour, the opposition...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the opposition BJD in Odisha Thursday staged protests across the state over the ruling BJP's move of delinking former chief minister Biju Patnaik's name from the Panchayati Raj Divas March 5. The party leaders and activists hit the streets in protest in...

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: The 3rd Odisha Mining and Infrastructure International Expo 2025, India’s largest exhibition dedicated to the mining sector, commenced Thursday here at Baramunda Ground. The four-day event, running until March 9, is organised by Futurex Trade Fair and Events Pvt Ltd in...