Odisha

Bhubaneswar: School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash on Wednesday informed the Assembly that 90 government-run primary schools in Odisha have no classrooms. Apart from this, 115 primary schools...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJP and Congress have accused the Odisha government for presenting contradictory statements on the total number of beneficiaries under the KALIA scheme. While presenting the state Budget...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has no proposal to merge its KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation) scheme with the PM Kisan Yojana. Announcing this in the State Assembly...

Bhubaneswar: At least 246 elephants have died in Odisha since 2016, mostly due to poaching, electrocution, mishaps involving trains and other vehicles and diseases among other factors. The situation is...

Bhubaneswar: A citizen's right to protest is a sign of a healthy democracy. What's healthier is members of a rally purchasing train tickets to participate in the protest. Around 500...

Bhawanipatna/Balangir/Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped students appearing for the annual Matric examination in Odisha on Wednesday following reports that the question paper of Odia (first language) had gone viral. According to sources,...

Balangir: In a case of sheer medical negligence, a minor girl was allegedly prescribed medicines meant for two elderly patients at Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital  here. As per...

Bhubaneswar: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged the state and central governments for a medical college in Bhadrak and a hostel for girls belonging to minority...

Berhampur: A huge shark trapped in a fishing net was released into the sea at Gopalpur in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Wednesday. According to sources, some fishermen had gone for...

Cuttack: The annual Matric examinations in Odisha began on Wednesday. The exams conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) is being held at 2,888 centres across the state. According...