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Dhamnagar: A 12-year-old boy was killed Friday night when a DJ vehicle overturned during a Rath Yatra procession in Anaharapur village under Bhagabanpur panchayat of Dhamnagar block in Bhadrak district. The accident reportedly occurred due to a damaged road, sparking outrage in the locality. The...

Bhubaneswar: The process for electing new state president and national council members of the BJP is expected to conclude by July 1, Odisha BJP election officer and MP Pratap Sarangi said Saturday. Bihar MP Sanjay Jaiswal has been appointed as an observer by the central...

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths Saturday conducted simultaneous raids at seven locations related to Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) Susil Kumar Panda of Ganjam, following allegations of possession of Disproportionate Assets (DA). Vigilance sources said the raids were carried out by a team, led by six deputy superintendents...

Puri: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and his family members attended the Rath Yatra here and offered prayers to the sibling deities Saturday. Accompanied by wife Priti, son Karan and other family members, Adani paid obeisance to Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra by...

Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has a reserve of about 35 million tonnes (MT) of coal to ensure that there will be no crisis of coal for power generation, MCL CMD Uday A Kaole said Saturday. Addressing the media in Sambalpur, Kaole said MCL will...

Pipili: A road accident on the Pipili bypass claimed the lives of three young women Saturday. The deceased were students of Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya and residents of Old Town in Bhubaneswar. The trio was travelling on a scooter to Puri to participate in Rath Yatra...

Puri: Nearly 625 people fell ill and many had to be admitted to hospitals due to sweltering heat and overcrowding during Rath Yatra here Friday, officials said. According to Puri CDMO Kishore Satapathy, several people reported minor injuries, vomiting, and fainting, primarily due to overcrowded...

Rourkela: A domestic dispute in Rourkela's Hatintola slum turned deadly Friday night, prompting police to launch an investigation into a suspected case of murder. According to a source, Raisingh Munda, 37, allegedly killed his wife, Sabita Munda, after an argument over Rs500 and suspicions surrounding...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area forming over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is expected to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of Odisha through July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. An upper...

Bhubaneswar: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has arrested one person in connection with a stone-pelting incident on the Howrah-bound 12074 Jan Shatabdi Express, officials said Saturday. According to East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources, the incident occurred between Randia Boudpur and Bhadrak stations on the night...