Bhubaneswar: Around 40 members of a tribal family in Odisha's Rayagada district shaved their heads as part of a purification ritual after a girl from the 'kutumb' (extended family) married a man from a different caste and community, officials said. The incident took place Thursday...
Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: A high-level Congress fact-finding team, led by former AICC general secretary Deepa Dasmunshi, visited Gopalpur beach in Odisha's Ganjam district Saturday where a 20-year-old college student was allegedly gangraped by ten people. In addition to Dasmunshi, the all-women team comprises MPs Ranjeet Ranjan, Praniti...
New Delhi/Dhenkanal: The project in Odisha is being executed as planned and there is no change in its location, Waaree Energies CEO Amit Paithankar said Saturday. "We want to emphasise that we are not moving away from Odisha. Our commitment to Odisha remains strong," the...
Balasore: Over 50,000 people were affected as a flash flood in the Subarnarekha River caused water to enter their villages in Odisha's Balasore district Saturday following heavy rain in neighbouring Jharkhand, an official said. As many as 17 gram panchayat areas in the three blocks...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the state government is taking initiatives to include yoga in the school curriculum and public health programme as this helps create a healthy, self-reliant and efficient India. Addressing a state-level programme on the occasion of International...
New Delhi/Konark: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram Saturday participated in the 11th International Day of Yoga celebrations at the historic Konark Sun Temple complex in Odisha and urged people to embrace yoga for better health. "Do yoga and stay healthy!" Oram said in a...
Keonjhar: Safety of commuters on National Highways (NHs) across this district continues to be at stake as repeated notifications from the administration fail to deter truck drivers from haphazardly parking their vehicles on the NHs, while a lack of designated parking zones along most of...
Rourkela: A growing land mafia targeting railway properties in Rourkela has triggered concern among residents and authorities, amid allegations of illegal sales, encroachments and suspected collusion by railway employees. The issue has further deepened the city’s housing crisis and is hindering urban development too. Of...
Langaleswar: Unable to bear repeated abuse by his son and daughter-in-law, a 70-year-old man from Malanbalikuti village under Baliapal police limits in Balasore district attempted suicide by consuming poison after pasting handwritten posters on shop walls describing his ordeal. Also Read: Bihar woman poisons four...
Keonjhar: A Class V student of Deobandh Primary School under Ghatagaon block in Keonjhar district sustained a bleeding head injury Friday after plaster fell from the school roof on the first day of reopening after summer vacation. The injured student, identified as Divyanshu Mohanty, 10,...
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