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JEE Mains 2025: Odisha Boy Om Prakash Behera among toppers with 100 percentile

Bhubaneswar: Om Prakash Behera from Odisha secured a perfect 100 percentile score in JEE Mains 2025 Session 2 exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Altogether 24 students have secured the perfect 100. A resident of…
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Naveen Patnaik becomes BJD president for 9th time

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was on Saturday formally elected as the president of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the ninth time in a row. As no one else from the regional…
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5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan, tremors felt in Kashmir, Delhi

New Delhi: A second earthquake hit Afghanistan in four days. The recent quake. measuring 5.8 on Richter scale, struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region on Saturday afternoon. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS),…
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Senior journalist Ratikanta Mohanty passes away

Bhubaneswar: Senior Odia journalist Ratikanta Mohanty passed away on Saturday at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar while battling kidney-related ailments. He was 70 and is survived by his wife and two daughters. Several journalists and…
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Intense heat likely to return in Bhubaneswar from April 22

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a return of intense heat in Bhubaneswar as rainfall activity is likely to subside next week. Bhubaneswar experienced a spell of overcast skies and high humidity early…
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Preparatory meeting for Puri Rath Yatra held

Bhubaneswar: A preparatory meeting was held at Odisha state capital Bhubaneswar on Friday for the peaceful and orderly conduct of Puri Rath Yatra 2025. The meeting was chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja at the Lok Seva Bhawan here. …
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Odisha farmers on 7-day agricultural exposure visit to Malaysia

Bhubaneswar: A 28-member team comprising 14 farmers and 14 officials from Odisha will embark upon a seven-day agricultural exposure visit to Malaysia. The visit, organised under the Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate…
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Central deputation for Nikunja Dhal, 2 other Odisha IAS officers get new postings

Bhubaneswar: Senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal, now Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, is set to proceed on central deputation. The 1993-batch IAS officer has been posted as…
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No satellite-based tolling on national highways anytime soon: Ministry

New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has clarified that there are no attempts being made to introduce a satellite-based tolling system along Indian National Highways anytime soon. This statement was released on…
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