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Protest by ride-hailing app drivers turns violent in Bhubaneswar as they damage Ama Bus, pelt stones at cops

India, Aug. 19 -- A protest by app-based cab and bike-taxi drivers in Bhubaneswar turned violent on Wednesday, with agitators allegedly pelting stones at police personnel and damaging an Ama Bus durin... Read More


"Take a decision, otherwise we will": SC directs Odisha to decide on Dara Singh's premature release plea

India, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court has directed the Odisha State Sentence Review Board to take a decision on the premature release plea of Rabindra Kumar Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life s... Read More


Odisha Revenue Department launches WhatsApp chatbot for citizen services

India, Aug. 19 -- Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Wednesday launched a WhatsApp-based chatbot to make revenue-related services more accessible to citizens and help res... Read More


Kendrapada: 230 students rescued from flood-hit residential school after four days

India, Aug. 19 -- A team of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) on Wednesday rescued 230 students who had been stranded for four days at the Government Residential School at Kulsahi under P... Read More


Former Lanjigarh MLA Sibaji Majhi passes away

India, Aug. 19 -- Former Lanjigarh MLA Sibaji Majhi died at his native village Danarguda in the Bijepur area late Tuesday night. He was undergoing treatment for chest pain.Downloading Interactive Geog... Read More


Man killed as speeding SUV hits motorcycle on Bhubaneswar-Puri NH after hitting bull

India, Aug. 19 -- A 64-year-old man was killed in a road accident on Bhubaneswar-Puri National Highway near Pipili early Wednesday morning after a speeding SUV lost control and hit the motorcycle on w... Read More


SC Collegium approves proposal for appointment of four advocates as judges of Orissa High Court

India, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of four advocates as judges of the High Court of Orissa. The decision was taken at the Collegium meeting he... Read More


Odisha Governor appoints Biraja Shankar Mishra as OHRC Member

India, Aug. 18 -- In a key appointment, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati has appointed advocate Biraja Shankar Mishra as a Member of the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC). According to a not... Read More


Odisha launches overseas scholarship scheme for SC, ST students to study at top QS-ranked universities

India, Aug. 18 -- The Odisha Government has introduced a new scholarship scheme to support Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students pursuing postgraduate and Ph.D. programmes at top-rank... Read More


Malkangiri Revenue Inspector arrested by Odisha Vigilance while accepting Rs 8,000 bribe

India, Aug. 18 -- Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday apprehended a Revenue Inspector (RI) of Jharapali Circle under Malkangiri Tahasil while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from an applicant for faci... Read More