Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Additional District Sessions Judge in Odisha’s Angul today sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a woman doctor two years ago. The judge convicted accused Sukanta Behera under…

Bhubaneswar: A Class-X girl and her father were allegedly attacked with a sharp weapon by a youth over a one-sided love affair in Balasore district of Odisha today. The incident took place at Kalyani panchayat under Gopalpur police…

Bhubaneswar: Utkal University in Odisha capital here has been awarded A+ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) recently. A NAAC team had visited Utkal University from…

Bhubaneswar: A black leopard has been sighted in a forest in Odisha during the ongoing tiger census in the state. This was revealed by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Susanta Nanda today. However, the PCCF did not disclose…

Bhubaneswar: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed laser scanning of Jagannath temple Ratna Bhandar at Odisha’s Puri town. A 16-member team of the ASI took two days to complete the laser scanning of the outer portion of…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has ample opportunities for textile industries but adequate cooperation is not being extended by the State government. Had there been the necessary cooperation, the industry could have gone a long way, Union Minister of…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched ‘Ama Bank’ scheme for providing banking services through CSP Plus banking outlets in all unbanked Gram Panchayats in Odisha. Financial inclusion is the basic need for social and…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government is to come up with a new film policy by March 2024 by making necessary amendments to the existing Odisha State Film Policy-2019. This was informed today by Industries department Principal Secretary Hemant…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked its employees to update their profile data in Human Resource Management System (HRMS) portal by January 15 next year. The state government had earlier made it mandatory for online processing…

Bhubaneswar: At a time when religious strife is taking its toll on several countries and societies across the Globe, people from the Muslim community in Odisha’s Cuttack city have performed the last rites of a Hindu woman. Sita Dei, a…