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Baleshwar: Bahabalpur fishing jetty in Baleshwar Sadar block, a vital hub supporting more than 20,000 fishermen and fish traders, is facing neglect as heavy siltation at the river mouth has severely disrupted fishing activities. The fishing centre caters to fishermen and traders from several parts...

Bhadrak: Police Thursday arrested a man and his second wife for allegedly stabbing his married son to death in a land dispute, a day after the killing at their home in Chunida village in the Bhadrak Rural police station area. Rabindra Sahu, 65, is accused...

Bhograi: Investigators probing the rescue of five orangutans from a protected forest in Baleshwar district have seized a mask found wrapped in a rope near the recovery site, fuelling speculation over the case as authorities widen their inquiry into a suspected international smuggling racket. The...

SUCHISMITA SAHU, OP Bhubaneswar: Two years after the change of government in Odisha, school infrastructure continues to remain a concern, with several schools still lacking basic facilities. Many schools do not have boundary walls, while classes are being held in dilapidated buildings at some places...

Bhubaneswar: The state is going to observe the nationwide Swachhata HiSeva (SHS)-2026 campaign from September 17 to October 2, with a renewed focus on citizen participation, cleanliness, sanitation, dignity of sanitation workers and sustainable urban living. The Housing and Urban Development Department issued comprehensive instructions...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Sulochana Das Thursday urged puja committees around the City to ensure plastic-free and environmentally responsible celebrations during a preparatory meet for the upcoming Ganesh Puja scheduled to be celebrated Monday. The meeting, held at Ekamra Hall at the...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the alleged sexual assault of a minor at a shelter home in Kendrapada, the state government has ordered immediate district-wide inspection of every institution housing children, including unregistered homes, hostels, shelters, orphanages and residential facilities run by government agencies, NGOs,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Investors’ Meet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gained further momentum Thursday, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi holding a series of meetings with leaders, investors and industry representatives that resulted in the signing of five MoUs and eight investment intents worth...

By Sunit Mishra, OP Bhubaneswar: While the hearing in the Supreme Court regarding the selection of Odisha’s DGP is underway, Raju Ramachandran, the amicus curiae assisting the Apex Court in this matter, submitted a report September 7 to the three-judge bench headed by the Chief...

By SUBHAKANTA NAYAK, OP Hatadihi: The Government Primary School at Kuada in Kendujhar district, established in 1979, is functioning in poor conditions, with students from Sishu Vatika to Class V being taught in a single classroom that also serves as the school office. The school...