Odisha

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination following reports of a paper leak, calling it a “severe blow” to the sacred trust students place in India’s examination system. In a strongly worded statement, LoP Naveen said that [...]

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday refused to answer media questions regarding the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination amid allegations of paper leak and large-scale irregularities in the conduct of the national medical entrance test. Pradhan declined to comment when reporters sought his reaction to the controversy surrounding the examination, which [...]

Mumbai: The Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional Meeting 2026 commenced in Mumbai under India’s Chairmanship, bringing together representatives of Kimberley Process Participants, Observers and industry stakeholders from across the globe to deliberate on key issues concerning the international trade in natural diamonds. The four-day meeting, being held from May 11 to May 14, 2026, focuses on [...]

Balasore: In a shocking incident highlighting alleged police inaction, family members of a deceased woman carried her body on a bicycle for nearly 15 kilometres to a police station in Odisha’s Balasore district on Tuesday, demanding immediate arrest of all accused involved in her death. The incident was reported from Haripur village under Khaira police [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday urged the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to invalidate two votes cast by BJP MLAs during the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections and declare united Opposition candidate Datteswar Hota elected to the fourth Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha. A BJD delegation led by deputy leader of Opposition [...]

Bhubaneswar: Christopher Cooter, High Commissioner of Canada to India met Leader of Opposition, Naveen Patnaik here on Friday. The meeting was held at the residence of the Leader of Opposition, where the Canadian envoy called on the BJD President as part of his visit to Odisha. Following the interaction, Naveen shared that he was pleased [...]

Berhampur/Bhubaneswar: In a deeply disturbing incident that has sent shockwaves across Odisha, BJD President and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging immediate action in the brutal killing of a pregnant woman in Ganjam district. Expressing profound anguish, Naveen referred to a viral video showing a three-year-old [...]

Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking her immediate and compassionate intervention following a harrowing incident in Keonjhar district. In the letter, Naveen highlighted the case of a tribal man who was compelled to exhume his sister’s skeleton and carry [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Chapter of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association (IIMCAA) organised its alumni meet, bringing together members of the ever-growing IIMC fraternity in Odisha to celebrate camaraderie, professional collaboration, and shared commitment towards society and the media profession. On the occasion, the IIMCAA Award for Public Service was presented to Ankita [...]

Berhampur: De Paul School Berhampur has recorded outstanding results in the ICSE and ISC examinations for the 2025–26 session, with students delivering excellent performances across both streams and reinforcing the school’s reputation for academic excellence. In the ISC (+2 Science) results, Yajnadatta Samantara emerged as the school topper with an impressive 99.5%, setting the highest [...]