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Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has expressed concern over the rising mortality rate among patients undergoing open heart surgery at the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) wing of SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH), Odisha’s largest government-run healthcare facility in Cuttack, and has directed an...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: The district administration of Balasore was put on alert Friday as the water level in two small rivers, Budhabalang and Jalaka, reached close to the danger marks following four days of incessant low-pressure-induced rainfall in north Odisha, officials said. Though the low pressure has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced to regularise the services of over 13,000 teachers appointed under various schemes and said 45,000 more will be recruited over the next three years. He made the announcements while addressing the State-Level Teachers' Day Celebration and...

Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: Three minor boys, including two brothers, drowned in separate incidents in Odisha's Khurda and Kalahandi districts Friday, police said. The first incident took place at Daruthenga on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar when fire services personnel fished out the body of a 12-year-old boy from...

Baripada: Police and forest officials in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in elephant poaching and illegal tusk trade in Similipal National Park Range in November 2023, officials said Friday. The accused, identified as Jogeswar Dehuri (28) from Thakurgoda village...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha excise department has arrested 511 people for their alleged involvement in illicit liquor and narcotics trade during a statewide drive from September 1 to 4, officials said Friday. During the period, excise enforcement teams detected 902 cases and seized narcotics and liquor...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to add 600 electric buses to the fleet of 'Ama Bus' service, Housing and Urban Development Department minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said in Bhubaneswar Friday. He said that the state requires around 1,000 e-buses to meet its growing demand. Two...

Bhadrak: Three students of a government-run school in Odisha's Bhadrak district were injured Friday morning after cement chunks from their school roof fell on them, officials said. The incident occurred at Bahumagheri School under Basudevpur block in the coastal district during Teachers' Day celebrations, they...

Bhubaneswar: Several rivers in Odisha remained in spate Thursday as heavy rain continued, with the IMD forecasting more showers even as a well-marked low-pressure area shifted to neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Among the rivers, the water levels of which have been rising, are Mahanadi, Baitarani, Jalaka and...

New Delhi: From creating palm leaf manuscripts for the class, setting up a neuropsychology lab, integrating theatre studies with Indian knowledge systems, developing a women's safety app to rallies and puppet shows, the unique teaching methods of 81 educators have bagged them the National Teachers...