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17-year-old Vibhu Upadhyay from Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district, who performs Ganga Aarti regularly, has cleared the prestigious NEET exam in his very first attempt.

Dhirendra Thakur, quite popular as the blood man of Odisha, has been on a mission for over a decade now. He has devoted his life towards helping the needy patients and all those who are suffering from various ailments and in need of blood. On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, OTV News had a special conversation with Thakur to know more about his journey and the challenges he has faced.

Sulekha Kanhar, a 16-year-old girl from Salia Sahi in Bhubaneswar and Srijal Kisku a 12-year-old boy from a tribal dominated village in Sundargarh district will embark on a journey to Spain to polish their football talent.

Odisha government on Tuesday announced a hike in dearness allowance and Dearness Relief for state government employees and pensioners. As per the latest notification issued by the state government, the dearness allowance has been hiked by four per cent.

Raja ‘Paan’ enjoys a special place during Raja festival in Odisha. Love for Paan during Raja Parba is unmatched, betel shops too witness a brisk business as the craze for Raja Paan reaches its zenith in Pahili Raja.

Raja Parba is completely dedicated to girls and women. During the festival, young unmarried girls refrain from cutting vegetables, cooking or doing any other work, neither are they allowed to walk barefoot. They take complete rest and enjoy the three-day-long festival to their fullest. They look their best in these three days in new clothes.

Who doesn’t know about the famous RAJA PARBA in Odisha? But how many of you are aware that there is another festival called Ambubachi Mela held at Kamakhya temple in Assam which also celebrates womanhood, fertility and devotion, showcasing the unique traditions of India.

Hours after Odisha Chief Secretary, Pradeep Jena expressed his displeasure over Tata Power’s slow pace of restoration work following the damage caused by nor’wester rain on Thursday, the Congress party has come down hard on the Odisha government.

Lord Jagannath along with his sibling deities of Puri Srimandir are suffering from fever after the grand bath on Snana Purnima. The Gods have retreated to a secret chamber called Anasara Ghara where they are recuperating from the sickness with administration of secret rituals.

Vehicles without High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) will attract a hefty penalty in Odisha, as the State Transport Authority (STA) is all set to launch a special drive from June 23 against the violators. “As on June 7, 2023, a total of 40,93,608 vehicle owners have booked slot, out of which HSRP has been affixed in 35,87,577 vehicles. Lalmohan Sethi, the Additional Commissioner of Enforcement of the STA said that owners of vehicles should affix HSRP at the earliest to avoid penalty.

Southwest monsoon rains arrived over Kerala on Thursday after a delay of seven days from their usual onset on June 1, said the India Meteorological Department.

A goods train carrying coal derailed in Assam's Kamrup district on Wednesday, said railway authorities. The incident took place near Boko when 20 wagons of the coal-laden train jumped the tracks at Singra near Boko. However there were no injuries to anyone in the accident. The derailed wagons were at the centre of the train which had a total of 60 wagons, said a rail official.

The Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha will publish the results of Plus 2 Arts stream today afternoon. The results of vocational studies will also be released simultaneously today at 4 pm, informed CHSE Chairman Aswhini Mishra

Cyclone Biparjoy, the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year, has rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm. It lay centered at 8.30 AM on Wednesday about 880 km west-southwest of Goa, 990 km, southwest of Mumbai, 1060 km south-southwest of Porbandar and 1360 km south of Karachi.

A major train accident was averted at Jharkhand's Bokaro when the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was passing through a crossing near Bhojudih station. The incident occurred at the Santhaldih railway crossing on Tuesday evening when a tractor crashed the railway gate near Bhojudih station, around the same time when New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was passing through.