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Strong resentment is brewing among the post-graduation doctors in Odisha after the government announced to appoint medical graduates from other states to meet large scale vacancies in the public health facilities. Demanding a rollback of the decision, the PG doctors' association stated that the government’s decision will affect the students from Odisha clearing the courses from various state-run medical colleges.

Bus fares have been revised again in Odisha. Less than a month after revision of fares on February 9, the state government once again hiked bus fares across categories on Thursday (March 4). The fare revision is mainly attributed to the steep rise in fuel prices.

The prime accused in the sensational Anjana Mishra gang-rape case was taken on a two-day remand on Thursday. Prime accused Biban Biswal was taken on remand by the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI).

In an unfortunate incident, three persons including a woman and a five-year-old girl reportedly lost their lives after a bike they were riding collided head on with a bus in Dharmagarh on Thursday.

The pending civic body polls will be conducted soon. This was informed by Odisha Urban Development minister, Pratap Jena. The minister said that the court has directed to restrict seat reservations in civic bodies to 50%.

Bibekananda Biswal alias Biban, the prime accused in the sensational gang rape case in 1999, was taken by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for crime scene recreation at Barang in Cuttack on Friday (March 5).

Bhubaneswar is the second most liveable city in the country! The Ease of Living Index 2020 rankings announced by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri revealed so. Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar has been ranked second among cities with less than one million population.

Big boost for Odisha as huge investments worth 50K crore is coming up in Kendrapara! The Odisha government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Steelmaker Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India on Thursday.

The Khandagiri Police has sealed a filling station in Bhubaneswar on charges of supplying adulterated petrol. The filling station named ‘Highway Service Centre’ petrol pump located near Baramunda was allegedly dispensing petrol that has been adulterated with water.

As a part of the crime recreation process, Biban Biswal, the prime accused in the sensational Anjana Mishra gang-rape case was taken by the CBI and Police to the very spot at Barang in Cuttack, where he reportedly committed the heinous crime 22 years ago.

As bizarre as it may sound, a rooster is now under police custody for reportedly killing its master. The ‘killer’ rooster was reportedly taken into custody by Gollapally Police near Malkangiri district at the Odisha - Telangana border.

In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly left with a severed food pipe after her tubectomy operation at Lakhanpur community health centre in Jharsuguda. The woman identified as Sarita Bhoi from Lakhanpur underwent tubectomy on Tuesday (March 2nd).

Wedding bells turned into tragedy after a bride died right after marriage on Thursday night (Mar 4). The unfortunate incident was reported form Julunda village in Binika Block under Subarnapur district. It is being suspected that the bride died due to heart failure.

The case pertaining to the marital discord between Ollywood actress Varsha Priyadarshini and MP Anubhav Mohanty will be shifted to Cuttack family court.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come out with a revised date sheet for the upcoming class 10 & 12 board exams. The revised date sheet is now available on CBSE’s official website - cbse.nic.in.