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Odisha cancels preliminary exam for post of accountants after errors in question paper

India, April 24 -- The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) on Monday cancelled the written examination for recruitment of accountants in the Department of Housing and Urban Development after prot... Read More


Odisha auditing C-section childbirths in private hospitals after record rise

India, April 22 -- The Odisha government has asked the Chief District Medical Officers (CDMO) to audit the Caesarean section (C-section) deliveries in private hospitals after a report from the Health ... Read More


Odisha's Biswal dies days before second wedding anniversary

Bhubaneswar, April 22 -- Lance Naik Debasish Biswal, 28, who was the fifth victim of the terror attack, would have completed his second marriage anniversary on Saturday. Biswal hails from Alagum vill... Read More


Odisha's Biswal dies days before second wedding anniversary

Bhubaneswar, April 22 -- Lance Naik Debasish Biswal, 28, who was the fifth victim of the terror attack, would have completed his second marriage anniversary on Saturday. Biswal hails from Alagum villa... Read More


Odisha announces early summer vacation for all schools amid intense heatwave

India, April 20 -- The Odisha government on Thursday announced early summer vacation for students in all state, private and aided schools till the 12th standard in view of the unrelenting heatwave pre... Read More


FIR filed against Nayagarh collector on mine leaseholder's complaint

India, April 20 -- A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the Nayagarh district collector Rabindra Nath Sahu on the complaint of a laterite mines leaseholder, who alleged that th... Read More


Two minors allegedly gangraped in Odisha district; accused remain at large

India, April 20 -- Two minor girls were allegedly gangraped by five youths in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said on Thursday. Though the incident happened in the wee hours of April 16, the fami... Read More


Mines ministry raises red flag over rising low-grade Manganese ore in Odisha

India, April 18 -- The Union ministry of mines has asked the Odisha government to inquire into the drastic reduction in grade of Manganese ores in at least four mines that were auctioned, raising susp... Read More


Odisha court summons forest officer in murder case in which he got a clean chit

India, April 18 -- A court in Odisha's Gajapati has summoned two persons including a divisional forest officer (DFO) in connection with the death of an assistant conservator of forests, holding that t... Read More


Curfew in Odisha city after communal clashes, 1 dead

Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- A day after the killing of a 31-year-old man during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations triggered violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Odisha's Sambalpur town, the district ... Read More