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Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and two others were injured after a push trolley and a goods train got entangled at Rayagada railway station yard in Odisha Thursday, officials said. In a statement, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said, "Unfortunately, one contractual labourer got hit...

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 147 people have so far recorded their statements as part of an administrative inquiry into the June 29 stampede in Odisha's Puri district, where three persons were killed and around 50 others injured during the Rath Yatra festivities, officials said Thursday. These people...

Paralakhemundi: The long-standing border dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Odisha has resurfaced after a brief lull, with officials of the neighbouring state reportedly surveying Gangabada panchayat of Rayagada block in Gajapati district. The matter came to the fore when officials from Andhra Pradesh visited villages...

Balasore: The elder brother of the 20-year-old woman student, who died after she set herself on fire on Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College campus, Wednesday, lodged a police complaint seeking protection from cyber harassment for the family. Soumyaranjan lodged the complaint at Bhograi police station, where...

Oupada: In a heartwarming and socially inspiring event, a differently-abled man and woman tied nuptial knot in a traditional Vedic ceremony with the consent and support of their families at Oupada in Balasore district. The ceremony was conducted at an ashram in a dignified manner,...

Keonjhar: Three persons, including a woman and her daughter-in-law, were killed after lightning struck them during farm work in separate incidents under Telkoi police limits of Keonjhar district Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Namani Nayak, 26, her mother-in-law Rukmini Nayak, 60, of Binchabahal village,...

Kendrapara: After being stuck in Kendrapara district for more than a month, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's defunct helicopter Wednesday began a journey to Mumbai on road for repair, officials said. Majhi reached Kendrapara in this chopper June 9, but the aircraft developed technical...

Bhubaneswar: The condition of Jyotiprakash Biswal, a student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore, who sustained serious burn injuries in his attempt to save the woman who set herself ablaze on the campus July 12, is stable now, doctors said Wednesday. Biswal was the lone...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday approved 'Samrudha Sahar', a new scheme aimed at promoting planned urbanisation and balanced regional development across the state. The state cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved the scheme this evening. The cabinet has also approved another...

Kendrapara: The bodies of a couple in Odisha's Kendrapara district were found hanging in their house Wednesday morning, police said. The incident happened at Nalatapatia village under Talachua marine police station in the coastal district. The deceased persons have been identified as Pratap Nayak (33)...