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NEET UG 2026: NTA launches fee refund portal amid paper leak controversy

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- Following the cancellation of the initial NEET UG 2026 examination due to allegations of a paper leak and other irregularities, the National Testing Agency (NTA) officially comm... Read More


Odisha Police SI recruitment scam: Orissa HC rejects bail plea of main accused, 16 others

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- The Orissa High Court on Thursday rejected the bail pleas of 17 accused, including prime accused Muna Mohanty, in connection with the Odisha Police Sub-Inspector recruitment sca... Read More


Armed robbers loot cash and gold worth lakhs from house in Bhadrak

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- A major robbery has been reported from Odisha's Bhadrak district after a group of armed miscreants allegedly entered a house late Friday night, threatened family members at gunp... Read More


Mystery deepens as 4 minor girls go missing from shelter home in Odisha's Balasore

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- Four minor girls have reportedly gone missing from a child care institution at Remuna in Odisha's Balasore district, triggering concern among families and local authorities. Th... Read More


Illegal narcotics trade: Massive police crackdown at Rahmat Nagar in Rourkela, several detained

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- A major police crackdown was carried out at Rahmat Nagar in Rourkela,Odisha early Saturday morning as part of an intensified operation against alleged illegal narcotics trade in... Read More


9-year-old injured while trying to escape attack by pack of dogs in Odisha's Ganjam

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- A nine-year-old boy was admitted to hospital after reportedly trying to fight off a group of dogs that surrounded him while he was playing outside his home in Mahanala village u... Read More


Odisha braces for another scorching day as the heat index soars

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- Odisha continued to experience oppressive weather conditions on Friday as high temperature combined with elevated humidity levels pushed up the heat index across several parts o... Read More


Odisha govt issues show-cause notice to 79 BEOs over delay in teacher transfer process

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- The Directorate of Elementary Education has issued show-cause notices to 79 Block Education Officers (BEOs) across Odisha for allegedly failing to process and forward online tra... Read More


Petrol, diesel hiked third time in India; Iran-US war pushes fuel prices up again

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Saturday increased petrol and diesel prices for the third time in eight days, pushing fuel rates sharply higher amid rising global cr... Read More


OPTCL cancels all employee leaves amid surging electricity demand in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 23 -- In response to the rising electricity demand across the state, the Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) on Saturday has taken unprecedented measures by cancelli... Read More