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Morada: A 65-year-old woman died and another sustained critical injuries after a wall of their house collapsed on them following torrential rainfall at Sanamundabani village under Morada police limits in Mayurbhanj district, Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Inda Marandi, 65, while her sister-in-law...

Chhatrapur: A man was killed in an organised attack Saturday at Brahmaniapalli village under Chhatrapur police limits in Ganjam district. The deceased was identified as A Lachheya Patra, 32, a resident of Brahmaniapalli village. He hailed from Sasanapalli village under Purushottampur block but had been...

Rayagada: Indian Railways has initiated the redevelopment of key railway stations in Odisha under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS). Among the major beneficiaries of this initiative is Muniguda Railway Station, which is undergoing a significant transformation to meet global standards of efficiency, sustainability and passenger...

Bhadrak: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep grief over the tragic death of 12-year-old Soumyaranjan Raut of Anaharapur village in Bhadrak district, who was crushed under a DJ truck that overturned during the Rath Yatra celebrations. The incident occurred in Bhagabanpur panchayat under...

Bhubaneswar: The auspicious Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath was celebrated with great devotion and grandeur at Shree Jagannath Temple, Agara, HSR Layout, Bangalore. The event witnessed a massive turnout of more than 30,000 devotees who gathered to seek the divine blessings of Lord Jagannath, Lord...

Bhubaneswar: Hours after initiating a process for the election of its Odisha unit chief, BJP Sunday put it on hold in view of a stampede during the Rath Yatra festivities in Puri, a party leader said. Three persons, including two women, were killed and over...

Kendrapara: A six-foot-long female saltwater crocodile that had strayed into a pond in a village near Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district was rescued and released into the wild Sunday, an official said. The reptile had been roaming in Endalapur village for more than...

Puri: Thousands of devotees gathered Sunday to witness the sacred ‘Pahandi Bije’ of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra to the ‘Adapa Mandapa’ of the Gundicha Temple in Puri. The gathering took place just hours after a stampede near the temple left three dead...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday decided to appoint ‘sevikas' to take care of children in all 'sishu vatikas' across the state to support pre-primary education and reduce the non-teaching workload of school teachers. The decision was approved by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the CMO said...

Baripada: Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha will be closed to tourists from July 1 because of monsoon, an official order said Sunday. In a notification, STR Field Director Prakash Chand Gogineni stated that the exact date for reopening of the national park would be...