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Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has escalated its protests against the state government following the self-immolation and death of Soumyashri Bisi, a student at FM College, Balasore. The party announced statewide demonstrations at Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) offices in Cuttack, Sambalpur, and Berhampur on July 21, demanding a court-monitored judicial probe into the incident. [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department on Friday directed all state public and private universities, as well as government, aided, and unaided degree colleges under its jurisdiction, to take urgent steps to ensure that Women Helpline number is displayed prominently at important locations on their respective campuses. The department through an official letter issued on [...]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress on Friday announced that it will observe ‘Shraddhanjali Divas’ across Odisha on July 24, marking the deceased FM College girl student’s Ekadasah (11th day post-death ritual). Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das made the announcement following meeting with party’s Public Affairs Committee here. Addressing a joint press meet [...]

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday staged a silent protest at Janta Maidan under the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Bhubaneswar, demanding justice for the girl student of Balasore Fakir Mohan Autonomous college, who died after self-immolation over alleged sexual harassment by one of faculty members and college authorities’ apathy. Hundreds of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The two-day National Conference on Good Governance Practices commenced today at the Convention Centre of Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, jointly inaugurated the conference, setting the tone for collaborative, technology-enabled governance. In his keynote address, [...]

Sambalpur: Dr. Gopikanta Suna, Assistant Professor at the School of Education, Gangadhar Meher University, has been suspended following his arrest on charges of sexually exploiting a 20-year-old second-year integrated B.Ed student under the false pretext of marriage. “Consequent upon receipt of report from the IIC, Mahila Police Station vide DR No 950P.S. Dt.16.07.2025 relating to [...]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of statewide outrage over the tragic death of 20-year-old student from FM Autonomous College, Balasore after self-immolating due to alleged sexual harassment by a faculty member, the School and Mass Education Department of has urged all District Education Officers (DEOs) to implement immediate measures to guarantee the safety and well-being of [...]

Bhubaneswar: The statewide shutdown call by eight political parties led by Congress over the tragic death of a female student of the Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore crippled normal life across Odisha on Thursday. Hundreds of vehicles were seen stranded on national and state highways due to the shutdown in major cities of the [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved several key proposals, which include the approval of the flagship ‘SAMRUDHA SAHAR’ scheme aimed at promoting planned urbanisation in the state. As many as 13 proposals presented by 11 different departments were approved by the state cabinet during a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch has been tasked with investigating the shocking self-immolation case of Soumyashree Bisi, a student of FM College. The probe, ordered by Vinaytosh Mishra, DG of Police, CID-CB, Odisha, will be led by DSP Iman Kalyan Nayak of the Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW & CW), Bhubaneswar. The case, [...]