Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has asked to remove 249 objectionable posts and videos from social media platforms. The Police has issued notices to different social media platforms for the removal of offensive posts. The list includes 68 posts from Facebook, 144 posts from Instagram and 37 posts from X platform (formerly Twitter). As many as [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Odisha Crime Branch of State Police has issued an advisory to protect citizens from falling prey to the rampant rise in online investment fraud cases. In a press release, the CID said that there has been a steep and concerning rise in cases of fraud through online investment [...]

Bhubaneswar: The high-voltage campaigning came to an end on Saturday evening for the second phase of simultaneous elections in Odisha. The second phase voting for the General and Assembly elections in the State will be held on May 20. Voting will be held for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly constituencies coming under it. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Common PG Entrance Test (CPET)-2024 will be held from July 3 and July 14, announced the Odisha Higher Education Department. The Common Application Form (CAF) is available on the website of Student Academic Management System (SAMS). The students, who are seeking admission into PG Courses at State Public Universities and Colleges, can apply [...]

Puri: Senior BJD leader and 5T Chairman Kartik Pandian has once again launched a blistering attack on the BJP leaders while campaigning for his party candidates in Satyabadi and Pipili assembly constituencies in Puri district. Addressing a huge public meeting, Pandian said that the BJP leaders are coming to Odisha like tourists. Instead of visiting [...]

Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area is likely to form over southwest Bay of Bengal around May 22, the IMD’s Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar informed on Saturday. The low pressure area will move initially northeastwards and concentrate into a depression over central parts of Bay of Bengal around May 24. “A low pressure area is likely to [...]

Bhawanipatna: A retired head master of Malagaon UP School in Bhawanipatna has been sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment following his conviction in a disproportionate assets (DA) case. The retired head master has been identified as Prakash Chandra Pattnaik. Pattnaik, who was charge sheeted by Odisha Vigilance in Koraput Vigilance PS case U/s 13(2) r/w [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the loss of lives of pilgrims in the tragic incident of a bus catching fire in Nuh district in Haryana. The Chief Minister said that he was deeply saddened by the loss of lives of pilgrims in the tragic incident of a bus catching fire in Haryana’s [...]

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Kartik Pandian today campaigned for the party candidates in Krushnaprasad. During his campaign meetings, he targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party led Central Government on various developmental issues. Speaking at the public meeting organized at the Melana Padia, Pandian mocked the opposition on many developmental issues. He said, Union Minister [...]

Bhubaneswar: The 2nd phase voting for the General and Assembly elections in Odisha will be held on the 20th May 2024. Voting will be held for five Lok Sabha constituencies and 35 Assembly constituencies in Odisha on MOnday. In total 40 candidates are in fray for the five Lok Sabha seats and 265 candidates are [...]