The Telegraph

Odia script must on shop signboards, non-compliance to attract Rs 500 daily fine

The Odisha government has issued a directive mandating the use of Odia script on signboards of all shops and commercial establishments falling under the jurisdiction of municipal corporations, ...
The Hindu

Odisha govt mandates use of Odia on signboards at shops

The Odisha government on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) made it mandatory for all shops and commercial establishments in urban areas to prominently display signboards in the Odia language. The direction ...
The New Indian Express

Odisha protests use of Devanagari script for Odia syllabus in Jharkhand

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has taken serious exception to the use of Devanagari script for the Odia syllabus in Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JHTET) 2026, urging the government to ...
The New Indian Express

Odisha: Stone with inscription in proto-Odia script found

BHAWANIPATNA: A 600-year-old hero stone with inscription in proto-Odia script has been unearthed in Junagarh of Kalahandi district. The inscribed stone of five feet height and 1.5 feet width was found ...
Deccan Herald

Naveen Patnaik reads out Odia using Roman script: Turncoat BJP leader Sidhant Mohapatra

Bhubaneswar: Turncoat BJP leader Sidhant Mohapatra, who recently jumped the ship from the BJD, on Wednesday alleged that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who makes 'tall claims' of his government ...