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Nayagarh: Several students have brought allegation of discrepancies in the Chief Minister’s scholarship scheme for the annual high school certificate (HSC) examination in Nayagarh district. The students alleged that the Chief Minister during State-level Children’s Day celebrations last year had announced for a scholarship of Rs 5,000 for 20 students who will secure highest marks […]

Cuttack: A youth died after being shot at by unidentified miscreants near Godisahi under Barang police limits today. The deceased has been identified as Sunil Ranjan Sahu who was working as a supervisor at Sri Sri University. Though the exact reason behind the murder is still unclear, it could be the fall out of some […]

Sambalpur: It is now almost two months that the lawyers are on a cease-work agitation pressing for a permanent bench of Orissa High Court in Western Odisha. The situation is likely to worsen things on the ground as the Central Action Committee (CAC) of the All Western Odisha Bar Association has already threatened to continue […]

Paradip: In an unheard of incident, a team of Andhra Pradesh police had to face public wrath when it had gone to arrest a person in connection with a cheque bounce case at Paradipgarh here in the district. They were carrying a warrant against the accused. As the cops arrived in the village in plain […]

Ganjam: Almost a year after measuring the mass of a star, Odisha born astronomer Kailash Sahu is back in his home town in Belagaon panchayat in Ganjam district. The scientist working at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI) of NASA is now spending bulk of his time at his village interacting with people and school […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when voices of dissent are growing within the Congress over Tara Prasad Bahinipati’s move to bring a breach of privilege motion against OTV for a factual report the channel telecast, senior leader Sarat Rout today categorically stated that the Congress doesn’t back such motion. Moreover, Rout further alleged that it was […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest, expelled BJD leader Damodar Rout floated a new regional party ‘Biju Samatakranti Dal’ named after former Odisha Chief Minister late Biju Patnaik. Announcing the name of his new political party at a presser today, Rout informed that the decision to float a new political party was taken keeping in […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the inaugural ceremony of the men’s Hockey World Cup, music maestro AR Rahman today met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar. Rahman will be performing live during the inaugural ceremony at Kalinga Stadium on November 27 and also at a concert at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on November 28. “I am […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects across 63 geographical areas (GA) in the country including seven projects in Odisha through video-conferencing from New Delhi. The city gas distribution project will benefit around 3.7 lakh families in 17 districts of Odisha. Sources said, the […]

Bhubaneswar: Putting all speculations to rest, former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi, who recently opted for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), announced today that she would join the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). According to reliable sources, Sarangi will be formally joining the BJP on November 27 at New Delhi. Sarangi, the 1994 batch Odisha-cadre IAS officer, was […]

Bhubaneswar: An Odia IAS officer engaged as Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) in Birbhum district of West Bengal, Smrutiranjan Mohanty has brought harassment, illegal confinement and insubordination charges against the SDPO of Rampurhat Police Station. In a letter to West Bengal Chief Secretary and Home Secretary, Mohanty has sought justice for the humiliation, assault, harassment and illegal […]

Bhubaneswar: Resentment is brewing across Odisha among journalists as well as political leaders who have condemned the privilege motion moved by the Opposition party chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati against OTV for a telecasting a factual report on the proceedings inside the Odisha Assembly. Terming it as an attempt to muzzle the voice of media; […]

Bhubaneswar: After stirring the hornet’s nests by alleging a secret deal between Congress and the BJD, Krushna Chandra Sagaria, the senior Congress leader who recently resigned as MLA, added fuel to fire by levelling serious charges against party leader Narasingha Mishra. During OTV’s ‘Khola Katha’ programme, Sagaria alleged that when the entire Congress was fighting […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Men’s Hockey World Cup just days away from kick-start at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha; all eyes will be on the French team which is making a comeback after 28 years. France men’s hockey team coach, Jeroen Delmee in an interview to OTV sounded confident of a superb show by the team […]

Gajapati: Even after one month of the devastation caused by cyclone Titli, affected people in Gajapati district are yet to come to terms with life. Mostly, people of Badagaon, Kintala, Binayak Sahi under Anga panchayat of R.Udaygiri block are the worst suffers as the administration is yet to complete the assessment of damages. Not a […]