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Cuttack: At least three persons, including an engineer and two workers, died after a concrete slab fell on them during the construction work of a bridge over the Kathajodi River here Saturday, police said. Two others suffered critical injuries in the incident, they said. Locals...

Jajpur: A 22-year-old engineer was allegedly thrashed to death by the owner of a crusher unit in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Saturday. The deceased Arjit Jena was a resident of Jaraka in the district. The incident came to light Arijit's father Ajaya Kumar filed...

Cuttack: Two people died and three others were injured after a slab of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Khannagar area of Cuttack Saturday, a source said. According to the source, two of the injured were brought to SCB Medical College and Hospital in an ambulance,...

Berhampur: The Red Cross School for the Blind in Odisha's Ganjam district has again achieved 100 per cent pass percentage in the High School Certificate (HSC) examination, the results of which were announced Friday. All 11 visually impaired students, including four girls, who appeared for...

Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Seeking global recognition for local games, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said Odisha will continue to ensure that indigenous sports get their rightful place on the world stage. Majhi said this in his keynote address at the WAVES (World Audio Visual & Entertainment...

Bhubaneswar: The post-mortem examination of the 18-year-old Nepalese student who died at KIIT-Bhubaneswar was conducted Saturday as the police continued its investigation, officials said. The post-mortem examination was conducted at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar by a team of three doctors in the presence of an executive magistrate after...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP-led government in Odisha has planned a series of programmes to highlight its achievements during its first year in power. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took the oath of office June 12, 2024. A high-level meeting chaired by Principal Secretary of Housing &...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing concern over the delay in framing rules for the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act or PESA in the state, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati suggested the state government to constitute a high-level task force for effective implementation of key legislations. The Governor...

Baripada: Uncertainty continues over the proposal to declare areas surrounding the Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) despite repeated efforts by the Forest department to move the process forward under provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Although the Baripada...

Nandapur/Lamtaput: A serious allegation of molestation has surfaced from a girls’ hostel run by the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development department in Lamtaput block under Nandapur police sub-division in Koraput district. According to reports, an unidentified youth entered the hostel and allegedly molested an...