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Hospitals, Jan Aushadhi outlets to function despite chemists’ protest today

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2026 5

NEW DELHI, MAY 20 : All major pharmacy chains, hospital-based medical stores, Jan Aushadhi Kendras and AMRIT pharmacy outlets across India are expected to remain operational on May 20 despite a nationwide shutdown call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) over concerns related to e-pharmacies, sources said on Tuesday. According […]Continue Reading

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Economic shock will not hit Adani, Ambani, Modi but youth and small traders: Rahul Gandhi in Raebareli

By Odisha News Online May 19, 2026 10

NEW DELHI, MAY 19 : Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said “very, very tough times are coming”. He claimed that an “economic shock” is coming and it will not hit “Adani, Ambani, or Modi,” but the youth, labourers, and small traders. Gandhi said a major economic shock not seen for many years is […]Continue Reading

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Targeting commercial ships,impeding navigation in Strait of Hormuz unacceptable: India’s UN envoy

By Odisha News Online May 17, 2026 13

NEW DELHI, MAY 17 : India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish outlined India’s approach towards tackling the ongoing energy and fertiliser crisis amid the conflict in West Asia, stressing the need for a combination of short-term and long-term measures backed by international cooperation. Harish said he participated in the Continue Reading

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Fire breaks out on Rajdhani Express in MP’s Ratlam, all passengers rescued

By Odisha News Online May 17, 2026 10

NEW DELHI, MAY 17 : A fire broke out in an AC coach of the Thiruvananthapuram–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district early Sunday, railway officials said. However all the passengers were rescued, the officials added. The blaze erupted at around 5.15 am in the B-1 coach of train number 12431, which was […]Continue Reading

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NTA appoints two joint directors, two joint secretaries amid NEET-UG paper leak row

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2026 14

NEW DELHI, MAY 16 : In the aftermath of the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026, held on May 3, the government on Saturday appointed two Joint Directors and two Joint Secretaries to the National Testing Agency (NTA) with immediate effect. The move is expected to strengthen the agency, which is dominated by outsourced employees. Notably, the […]Continue Reading

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Totally baseless, did not criticise youth: CJI on ‘jobless cockroaches’ remark

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2026 14

NEW DELHI,MAY 16 : Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday issued a clarification over his controversial “cockroaches” remark, saying a section of the media had misquoted his oral observations and falsely projected them as criticism of the youth of the country. “I am pained to read how a section of the media […]Continue Reading

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CBI arrests NTA biology expert; second paper-setting panel member detained in NEET paper leak probe

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2026 14

PUNE/MUMBAI, MAY 16 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a biology lecturer, Manisha Gurunath Mandhare a Pune resident, who was part of the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) paper-setting process for NEET-UG 2026. According to officials, Mandhare was arrested after questioning at the CBI headquarters in Delhi in connection with the ongoing paper […]Continue Reading

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NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Rajasthan days after exam cancellation over paper leak allegations

By Odisha News Online May 16, 2026 14

JAIPUR/RAJSTHAN , MAY 16 : A 23-year-old NEET aspirant died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Sikar on Friday, days after the cancellation of the NEET-2026 examination amid allegations of a massive paper leak. The deceased, identified as Pradeep Mahich, allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister’s scarf at his rented accommodation in Sikar’s […]Continue Reading

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‘Will not let malpractice happen again’: Dharmendra Pradhan announces computer-based NEET from next year

By Odisha News Online May 15, 2026 23

NEW DELHI, MAY 15 : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21 and shift the medical entrance test to Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode from next year, following the latest paper-leak controversy. Addressing a press conference, Pradhan assured students that the […]Continue Reading

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CBI finds Pune NEET paper leak accused woman received funds from 21 bank accounts before exam

By Odisha News Online May 14, 2026 26

MUMBAI, MAY 14 : In the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the NEET paper leak case, investigators have found that Pune-based accused Manisha Waghmare received money from 21 different bank accounts ahead of the NEET-UG examination held on May 3. The Pune Police Crime Branch’s Unit 6 had arrested 46-year-old Manisha Sanjay Waghmare, […]Continue Reading