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CHSE Plus Two internal assessment exam begins; over 3.7 lakh students appear across Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 22 -- The internal assessment examination for CHSE Plus Two students began on Monday across Odisha, marking a key academic milestone ahead of the annual board examinations. The inter... Read More


No PUCC, no fuel rule: Odisha govt eyes stricter enforcement; implementation still poses a challenge

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 22 -- Fuel stations across Odisha may soon stop supplying petrol and diesel to vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC), as the state government moves to t... Read More


Odisha police SI recruitment scam: CBI nabs accused from Bihar; first inter-state arrest in the case

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 22 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested another accused in connection with the Odisha Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination scam, marking a nea... Read More


Prohibitory orders imposed as paddy harvest dispute turns tense after group clash in Kendrapara village

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- Tension gripped Petachela village under Mahakalapada block in Kendrapara district on Sunday, after two groups came face-to-face over the paddy harvest on a government land. Acc... Read More


NIT Rourkela develops low-cost coal-based system to purify pesticide-contaminated agricultural wastewater

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have developed an innovative wastewater treatment system that uses low-grade raw coal to remove harmful pesti... Read More


ISRO successfully conducts drogue parachute tests for Gaganyaan mission

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- In a significant boost to India's ambitious human spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully tested a critical parachute s... Read More


Meditation helps maintain calm and clarity in life, says OTV MD Jagi Mangat Panda on World Meditation Day

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- World Meditation Day is being observed across the globe, including in Odisha, on Saturday, highlighting the growing international recognition of meditation as an effective tool... Read More


Woman 'harassed' by miscreants in Bhubaneswar park, video goes viral

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- Amid a series of back-to-back gang rape cases, the capital city of Bhubaneswar has once again been jolted by a disturbing incident after a video purportedly showing the harassm... Read More


Minor girl lured on pretext of job, 'gang raped' in Bhubaneswar; 2 arrested

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- Barely days after the gang rape incident along the Daya riverbed at Lingipur, Bhubaneswar was once again rocked by another alleged case of sexual violence after a minor girl ac... Read More


Back-to-back rapes in Odisha: BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik lambasts govt; BJP responds

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- A series of rape cases in Odisha ranging from the Dhauli incident to the gang-rape of minor girl on the pretext of providing a job has raised serious questions about women's sa... Read More