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For Home Guard post in Odisha, youths with B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA degrees apply

India, March 12 -- In an astonishing display of frenzy, the Rourkela Police District in Sundargarh district has received around 9,000 applications for just 107 vacancies for Home Guard positions. What... Read More


Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati suspended for 7 days for 'misconduct' in Odisha Assembly

India, March 11 -- Amidst the ongoing din in Odisha Assembly, Speaker Surama Padhy on Tuesday suspended Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati for unruly behaviour. The Congress MLA has been placed und... Read More


KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta misused govt machinery to acquire GA, IDCO and forest land: OSAA

India, March 11 -- The allegations against KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta are not fabricated, but based on information obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) Act and government records... Read More


689 illegal apartments in Bhubaneswar, over 11,000 houses built sans approval: Odisha Minister

India, March 11 -- The Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra revealed on Tuesday that 11,806 houses in Bhubaneswar were constructed without legal clearance. This was di... Read More


Searching for CM, BJD MLAs protest with lanterns in Odisha Assembly

India, March 11 -- Odisha Legislative Assembly witnessed a unique form of protest on Tuesday as members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) held lanterns aloft while searching for the Chief Minister. This sy... Read More


Mystery shrouds disappearance of King Jajati's bronze statue in Jajpur

India, March 11 -- A bronze statue of King Jajati has mysteriously vanished from its site near the newly-built Shiva temple close to the Baraha Temple in Jajpur district. Installed previously by the d... Read More


VK Pandian's photograph with BJD leader sparks debate in Odisha

India, March 11 -- A photograph of VK Pandian with a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) at Naveen Niwas has gone viral on social media, leading to speculation about his current role within the party.... Read More


Lone Odia NCC cadet steps out as Lieutenant from Indian Army's OTA, shares journey

India, March 11 -- Lieutenant Subhasis Rath from Bhabani Nagar in Koraput district has successfully concluded his training at Chennai's Officers' Training Academy (OTA), sources said on Tuesday. Comi... Read More


Goods train hits and drags Ambulance in Odisha; narrow escape for 8 persons including patients

India, March 10 -- A major tragedy was averted after a goods train collided with an ambulance near Kanipai while crossing a railway track. The ambulance was transporting patients from Kalyansinghpur b... Read More


Odisha school students made to sit separately over 'non-purification after family member's death'

India, March 10 -- Three pupils of Thakurapatana Primary School in Jagatsinghpur district's Balikuda block were allegedly separated from their classmates and were forced to sit in the verandah as they... Read More