Odisha News

NSUI organized a rally demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan BHUBANESWAR: The Congress-affiliated student wing, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), on Wednesday organised a protest rally in Bhubaneswar demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG controversy.A large number of NSUI members marched through parts of the…

Preparations underway for the fair Manabesh MohantyBhubaneswar: Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) will host a 10-day mango fair in the city from May 30 to June 9, offering residents a wide range of mango varieties sourced from farmers and Farmer Producer Companies (FPC)s. It aims to provide a direct marketing platform to mango…

Naresh Chandra PattanayakKeonjhar: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday caught the assistant civil supplies officer (ACSO) of Champua block in Keonjhar red-handed, while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a farmers’ cooperative society.Dhumaram Murmu was caught at his office while allegedly accepting the bribe in connection with the recent procurement of paddy during the current Kharif…

Bhubaneswar: Higher education department on Wednesday began the Phase-1 e-admission process for undergraduate (UG) courses in degree colleges through the Students Academic Management System (SAMS).This year, the department has scheduled the commencement of the 2026-27 UG academic session from July 9. Officials said the Common Application Forms (CAFs) will be available on the SAMS website…

Kanhu Charan Behera (27), son of fisherman Kali Charan in Sorada, clinched the 56th rank in the general category after three failed attempts. His father wanted him to settle for any job and start earning for the family. Behera coached high school students in his small house. The income provided for his OCS preparation. “Coaching…

Kendrapada: Kendrapada SP on Wednesday started a probe into the alleged custodial torture of a mother–son duo by police officers of Talachua marine police station in Kendrapada district, two days ago. “I visited the police station to investigate the matter on Wednesday. The sub-divisional police officer, Pattamundai, Sukant Kumar Patra, has been directed to look…

Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review meeting on Wednesday to tackle below-monsoon forecast and El Nino impact Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review meeting on Wednesday to tackle below-monsoon forecast and El Nino impact Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is chairing a high-level review…

Ashis SenapatiKendrapada: A special Pocso judge in Kendrapada on Wednesday sentenced a 57-year-old man to three years of imprisonment for molesting an 11-year-old girl from a village in the district four years ago. The girl was in class V when the incident took place. Judge Prangya Paramita Raula imposed a Rs 5,000 fine on the…

Bhubaneswar: The by-election to the Rajya Sabha seat, vacated by Debashish Samantaray, will be held on June 18.According to a press note issued by Election Commission of India on Wednesday, the notification for the bypoll will be issued on June 1, with June 8 set as the last date for filing nominations. Scrutiny will follow,…

Malay RayRourkela: A junior engineer of National Health Mission (NHM) was arrested by Odisha vigilance on Wednesday for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5000 from a contractor. He was caught red-handed while he was accepting the money, which he had demanded for facilitating the release of the contractor’s security deposit. The accused was…