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Puri: Odisha Police has unveiled a multi-layer security blueprint including surveillance from land, water and air for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri July 16, which is likely to be attended by lakhs of people, an official said Wednesday. The security blueprint mostly focuses on...

Baragada: A 14-year-old school student was killed after a private passenger bus hit his bicycle near the Baragada bus stand Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ronak (14), son of Rajabin Jha of Subash Nagar in the district. According to reports, the accident took place...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Wednesday launched the e-Zero FIR system for cyber financial fraud cases, aiming to speed up case registration, improve police response and enhance the chances of preventing further financial losses. Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania launched the system, describing it as...

Bhadrak: Odisha police arrested a man for allegedly raping his minor niece in Odisha's Bhadrak district, an officer said Wednesday. Police identified the accused as Sinu Murmu (44), a native of Bhadrak town police station area. He was arrested Tuesday night after the victim's family...

New Delhi/Rayagada: Experts have written an open letter to various authorities raising concerns regarding the proposed Sijimali bauxite mining project by Vedanta in Odisha, saying it will have irreversible impacts on forests, biodiversity, wildlife habitats, water systems, and forest-dependent communities. The project, which involves mining...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Odisha has retained its ‘Prachesta-2’ grade in the Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2.0 for 2025–26, released by the Union Ministry of Education, reflecting steady performance in school education while underscoring the need to improve learning outcomes. The state scored 651.5...

Thuamul Rampur: Hundreds of residents from mining-affected villages staged a protest and laid siege to the Thuamul Rampur Block Office in Kalahandi district, accusing Utkal Alumina of failing to fulfil its corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments and earlier agreements. People from Maligaon, Gopinathpur and Odri...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Local Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) staged a protest outside the office of the Additional District Magistrate (ADM), demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged irregularities in the preparation and distribution of new...

Digapahandi: A six-year-old girl sustained critical injuries after being attacked by two stray dogs on the premises of her school at Mahanala village under Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district. The victim was identified as Jhansi Rani Sahu, daughter of Pramod Sahu of Patapur village. She...

Bhubaneswar: A special court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for burning a 15-year-old girl to death in Kalahandi district in 2017, the state Crime Branch said. Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court Tuesday convicted Tumeswar Das under relevant sections of the IPC in connection with...