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Bhubaneswar, February 18 Eight samples of milk and milk products were found to be of substandard quality during inspections in Odisha last year, Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik told the assembly on Wednesday.In a written reply to a query raised by BJP legislator...

Bhubaneswar, February 18 The Class 12 final examinations of the Odisha board began on Wednesday amid tight security, officials said.A total of 4.01 lakh students are appearing for the exams being conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha, across 1,364 centers, they...

Bhubaneswar, February 17 – Ahead of the annual Matriculation (High School Certificate) and +2 (Higher Secondary) examinations, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond stated on Tuesday that all preparations have been completed, with comprehensive arrangements in place to ensure...

Bhubaneswar, February 17 Ahead of the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections, the Odisha BJP launched a training program for its workers in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.The program, titled "Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya Training Campaign," was held at the party's state headquarters and attended by Chief...

Bhubaneswar, February 17 Attacking the BJP government in Odisha, Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik said on Tuesday that the law and order situation is in a "dire" state.Patnaik, who was the five-time Chief Minister of the state, made the statement while responding to a question on...

Bhopal, February 17 The Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly on Tuesday paid tributes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and former Union ministers Suresh Kalmadi and Kanhu Charan Lenka, who passed away recently.The House also paid tributes to Sunil Kumar Kushwaha, an Indo-Tibetan...

Bhubaneswar, February 16 Panic gripped the Sundarpada area of Bhubaneswar on Monday after a video clip of a recent blast that claimed two lives went viral.While the police had registered the case as an explosion that occurred during the preparation of crude bombs, the viral footage, the...

Bhubaneswar, February 16 – The Commissionerate Police has made elaborate security arrangements around the Odisha Legislative Assembly in view of the upcoming budget session, which is scheduled to commence on February 17.On Monday, the police conducted a full-scale security rehearsal, with a...

Bhubaneswar, February 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a ₹330 crore package to revive the Ekamra beautification and modernization project at the Shree Lingaraj temple in the state capital, Bhubaneswar.The Ekamra Kshetra Amenities and Monument Revival Action (Ekamra)...

Bhubaneswar, February 15 The Ekamra Kshetra Amenities and Monument Revival Action (Ekamra) project at the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar will be completed by March 2027, said Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Sunday.Speaking to reporters, Harichandan said that an additional scope of...

Bhubaneswar, February 15 Lakhs of devotees thronged Shiva temples across Odisha on Sunday to offer prayers on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri.The temples were decorated with flowers, lights, and earthen lamps, while special security arrangements were made for each shrine to ensure smooth...

Bhubaneswar, February 14 Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo inaugurated the Grand Toshali Swadeshi Mela on Saturday, which marks the celebration of the state's rich heritage in the handloom and handicraft sector.Singh Deo said the primary objective of the fair is to enhance the economic...

Bhubaneswar, February 14 The BJD on Saturday accused the BJP government in Odisha of not making any effort to fulfill the 2014 election promise of a special category status for the state, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to clarify on the long-standing issue.Addressing a press...

Cuttack (Odisha), February 13 Renowned Odia playback singer Geeta Patnaik was admitted to a private hospital here on Friday after she suffered a stroke, her family said.Her condition is reportedly very critical, and she is being treated in the intensive care unit, her husband Gopal Batra told...

Bhubaneswar, February 12 An elderly couple from the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, were allegedly kept under "digital arrest" by cyber fraudsters for over 35 hours, police said on Thursday.However, the couple did not suffer any financial loss as the bank account provided by the...

Bhubaneswar, February 12 Normal life was disrupted in Odisha due to a 12-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions over several demands.The trade unions called the strike to protest the four new labor codes, which they described as "anti-worker and pro-corporate policies," and...

Bhubaneswar, February 11 A man has been arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly killing his lover's male friend, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Dinesh Nayak, is a native of the Jagatsinghpur district, and the deceased is Satyabrata Pradhan, according to a police officer...

Kolkata, February 11 A college student was arrested in Bhubaneswar on charges of defrauding the son of the Director (Security) and former Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma of Rs 30,000 in an online paying guest (PG) accommodation scam, an officer said on Wednesday.The student was brought...

Bhubaneswar, February 11 Opposition parties and central trade unions appealed to the people of Odisha to make Thursday's nationwide general strike a success, while the ruling BJP called it "political opportunism".The strike was called by 10 central trade unions, including CITU, AITUC, INTUC...