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By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: A 4.77-km-long viaduct being constructed under Khurda Road– Bolangir Railway Line is set to become the second-longest railway bridge in the country, following the iconic Bogibeel Bridge in Assam. According to Railway sources, the viaduct is being built to avoid...

Bhubaneswar: Seven devotees sustained minor burn injuries after hot dal (lentil soup) accidentally spilt on them inside the Jagannath temple in Puri Sunday, officials said. The incident took place in the afternoon when the man engaged to transfer the hot dal immediately after offering it...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Leader of Opposition in Odisha assembly, Naveen Patnaik, Sunday appealed to people to take a pledge of not choking oceans with plastic waste. The former chief minister's comments came on the occasion of World Oceans Day. “Oceans are the lungs of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will ban the sale of non-vegetarian food and liquor within a 2-km radius of the Jagannath temple in Puri, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said Sunday. Speaking to reporters, he said the decision is part of the state government's broader initiative to...

Bhubaneswar: Members of the Youth Congress Sunday staged a protest outside the residence of BJP MP and its national spokesperson Sambit Patra in Odisha's Puri over his recent remarks against Rahul Gandhi. Holding posters and banners, several youth Congress activists marched to Patra's residence in...

Balasore: Three labourers died while constructing a septic tank in Odisha's Balasore district on Sunday, police said. They said the incident took place in Gagandhuli village in the Khaira police station area. A temporary electric connection was given to light the tank's interior, following which...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday asserted that the state has made significant progress in the industrial sector over the last year, outpacing the industrial growth of the previous five years combined, through quiet, focused, and committed action. During an interaction with prominent...

Bhubaneswar: A white tigress in Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar gave birth to two cubs, including a white one, the authorities said Sunday. The two cubs were born inside the enclosure of the tigress named 'Mousumi' at 9:15 pm and 11:03 pm Saturday. A zoo...

Bhubaneswar: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha rose to 45 in the current wave after seven more people were found to be infected with the virus, a health official said Sunday. The number of active cases is 33 now, after 12 patients have...

Banki: Four children were swept away while bathing in Mahanadi river in Banki area of Cuttack district Sunday, a source said. The incident took place while they were accompanying their uncle for a bath in the river. According to the source, the group included three...