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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Monday said that it would hear two separate cases on the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers from West Bengal in two different states, together this week and not separately. One of the two cases is about the harassment of...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Monday sought a report from the state government on the circumstances under which a 20-year-old woman college student resorted to self-immolation and steps taken to address the situation. Kambhampati's action came a day after Leader of Opposition in Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday expressed concern over an alleged incident of egg hurling at devotees during the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Toronto, Canada. In a post on X, Patnaik said, "Deeply disturbed to know about the reports of eggs being hurled...

New Delhi/Balasore: Congress Monday hit out at the BJP's "double engine" government in Odisha after a college student set herself on fire for allegedly being denied justice over "sexual harassment" by a teacher, and demanded a judicial probe into the incident as well as Chief...

Bhubaneswar: As the low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a well-marked system, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday forecast heavy rainfall in 19 of the 30 districts of Odisha. The IMD cautioned fishermen not to venture into the sea for the next...

Bhubaneswar: In a landmark step for women's empowerment, 45-year-old Sandhya Rani Majhi from Mayurbhanj district has become the first woman to be hired as a government vehicle driver in Odisha, officials said. Hailing from Suleipat village in the district, Sandhya's journey has been one of...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: The condition of the 20-year-old college student who set herself on fire for allegedly being denied justice over "sexual harassment" by a teacher, remained critical for the third consecutive day Monday, hospital sources here said. The student's father, a resident of Balasore district, in...

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: President Droupadi Murmu will commence her two-day visit to Odisha Monday during which she will attend the convocation ceremonies of AIIMS Bhubaneswar and Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, officials said. After her arrival, President Murmu will attend the fifth convocation ceremony of All India Institute...

Bhanjanagar: The northern forest division of Ghumusar forest in Ganjam district has emerged as a secure habitat for wildlife, with officials observing a notable rise in the population of the rare Indian bison or gaur. Alongside gaurs, numbers of black panthers, elephants, and spotted deer...

Naktideula: A six-year-old female elephant was electrocuted late Saturday night after coming in contact with a solar fencing illegally connected to a high-voltage transmission wire at Tikilipada village under Sarapali forest beat of Naktideul forest range in Sambalpur district. Despite instructions to use solar fencing...