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Odisha Legislative Assembly passed the proposed Xavier University Bill 2013 yesterday. This is for the first time a private university will provide reservation to Odia students. Higher Education minister Badrinarayan Patra said that the…

In an attempt to correct the elector-population ratio in the state, Odisha government is going to open Voter Sahayaka Kendra and Common Service Centre at district and block levels across the state. While addressing a press conference on…

Miscreants looted Rs 23 lakh from the regional transport office (RTO) in Bhubaneswar by breaking the iron chest. The officials suspected an insider's hand in the case. Bhubaneswar RTO Lalmohan Sethi said that incident might have happened…

Balasore district and sessions court on Friday granted conditional bail to former law minister Raghunath Mohanty's son Rajashree, who was arrested in dowry torture case, lodged by his wife Barsha Soni. It is a huge relief for him and his…

Odisha assembly has unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre for granting special category status to the state. The resolution was moved by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who raised questions on the manner the UPA government is…

Congress MLA Mamata Madhi was suspended from the party for defying the whip to abstain from the House on the day when the opposition moved a resolution seeking removal of the Assembly Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat. At the end of the day, the…

A major fire broke out at the premises of railway workshop at Mancheswar on Thursday night. However, no casualty or injury has been reported as the fire erupted in the yard, which is an open space where scarps, garbage and other wastes are…

The ruling BJD received a huge jolt after getting second place in the NAC polls held in Attabira (Bargarh), Nuapada and Hindol (Dhenkanal). It is a positive sign for Congress, which emerged as the winner in the polls, ahead of the both…

In yet another shocking incident, an orphanage in Naxapali in Sambalpur, was raided and shut down and the person in-charge was arrested after it came to light that he was raping and molesting minor girls living there. The accused was…

The Congress failed to put the BJD on the mat on the issue of moving a resolution for the removal of Assembly Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat. It not only failed to muster required support to ensure a discussion on this matter, but also had to…