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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Thursday arrested an executive engineer of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, after detecting disproportionate assets beyond his known sources of income, an official said. During raids conducted Wednesday, the anti-corruption wing found three multi-storied buildings, a farmhouse and three high-value plots...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress party Thursday observed a one-minute silent prayer demanding justice for the 20-year-old woman student of a college in Balasore who died by self-immolation. The Congress leaders and supporters have observed the silent prayer here at the party state headquarters and several other...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday dismissed talks of a possible no-confidence motion against the state's BJP government and claimed that it will boomerang and hit the Opposition while leaving the ruling party unscathed. Pujari made the remark a day after...

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday said heavy rainfall is expected in at least 12 districts of Odisha under the impact of a low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal. The remnant of tropical cyclone 'WIPHA' has emerged, and under its influence, a...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has directed the heads of all government and non-government aided colleges to conduct awareness programmes on the abuse of drugs among the youth, with an aim to make their campuses drug-free. In a letter issued Wednesday, the Department stated...

Bhubaneswar: A general compartment of the Shalimar–Sambalpur Mahima Gosain Express derailed near Sambalpur railway station Thursday, but there was no report of any injury, an official statement said. The incident took place between the Sambalpur city station –Sambalpur junction, shortly after the train departed from...

Nayagarh: Throwing norms to the wind, a furniture unit was found running from Nayagarh forest range office, where wooden items such as cots, dining tables, cupboards, and window frames are reportedly being crafted and transported to Bhubaneswar. On a media query Tuesday morning, the unit...

Berhampur: Some postgraduate students of Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati (MKCG) Medical College and Hospital here have brought allegations of harassment and mental torture against an associate professor of the Paediatrics department. The second-year students of the department have lodged a complaint with the Dean and...

Keonjhar: Bhawani Bankula, a 15-year-old Class IX student of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Katesahi, has made her village Guali in this district proud by emerging among the top 30 winners of the Tata Steel Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) 2024. As part of the reward,...

Bhubaneswar: Nearly 28 per cent of children under six years of age in Odisha are stunted, while 12 per cent are found to be underweight. Similarly, 3.21 per cent of children in the 0-5 age group were found to be wasted and 11.63 per cent...