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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Wednesday staged a demonstration outside the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar demanding 27 per cent reservation for students belonging to the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBCs) in Odisha. A BJD delegation, which included MPs, MLAs and senior leaders, besides students, met Governor...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj Wednesday said that Plus 3 classes in the state will begin July 15 this year. Speaking to reporters in Bhubaneswar, the minister informed that the third phase of Plus 3 admissions will remain open until the results of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to provide an enhanced pension of Rs 3,500 per month to beneficiaries aged 80 years and above and persons with more than 80 per cent disability from June this year, an official notification said. As per the notification issued...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to develop adventure tourism destinations to attract travellers, especially youth from across the country and visitors from abroad. The Odisha Adventure Tourism Guidelines-2025 was finalised in a meeting held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday called upon Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to “prove his tribal identity” and save the life and livelihood of the Adivasis in Malkangiri, who are facing inundation due to the Polavaram project of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Addressing a press conference...

Bhubaneswar: Members of several trade unions held a demonstration in Bhubaneswar over a host of demands that included scrapping the labour codes and a hike in the minimum wages. Ten central trade unions, including the INTUC, CITU and AICCTU, participated in the demonstration Tuesday, raising...

Bhubaneswar: Facing difficulties in returning money to the people duped by chit fund companies in Odisha, the ruling BJP Tuesday claimed that the documents relating to the fraud are not available with the government. The party blamed the BJD, which ruled the state for 24...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has restructured the way cabinet meetings are held, empowering ministers to take a lead in the discussions and curtailing the role of bureaucrats, senior minister Suresh Pujari said Tuesday. The cabinet meetings will now see a more proactive participation of ministers,...

Bhubaneswar: A group of investors allegedly abducted a stock market trader from Odisha's Cuttack after he failed to repay them their money, police said. The stock market trader, identified as Soumya Ranjan Behera (31), was rescued from Kendrapara town Monday after a 12-hour-long operation. All...

Bhubaneswar: The Higher Education Department of Odisha has extended the deadline for submitting the online Common Application Form (CAF) for admission into undergraduate courses under the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) for the 2025–26 academic session. According to the official notification, the availability of the...