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Bhubaneswar: A five day residential Hands-on Skill Development Training Programme has been launched for students of Government Vocational Higher Secondary Schools. The programme is being conducted simultaneously at two locations, focusing on different trades. While IT-ITeS training is underway at the Central Tool Room and...

Bhubaneswar: Severe cyclonic storm Montha Tuesday brought heavy rain in coastal and southern Odisha districts, causing landslides and damaging houses besides uprooting trees, officials said. The landfall of Montha started at Kakinada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh at around 7 pm, the Met office said. Preliminary...

Puri/Bhubaneswar: The great cyclone of 1999, one of the most devastating natural disasters in Odisha's history, marked its 26th anniversary October 29. Though the super cyclone made landfall on October 29, 1999, near Jagatsinghpur, Ersama area, it left an indelible mark on the Astaranga region...

Balasore: A special POCSO court in Balasore Tuesday awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a 26-year-old man after holding him guilty of raping a minor girl. Special Judge (POCSO) Indira Priyadarshini also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the convict, Jyoti Ranjan...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday asserted that the Vigilance Department will not show leniency towards any corrupt government official and asserted that his government has adopted a "zero-tolerance" policy against corruption. Addressing a state-level function to mark the Vigilance Awareness Week (October...

Koraput: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police was caught red-handed by vigilance officials while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 from a complainant in Odisha's Koraput district Tuesday, officials said. ASI Narasingha Dora of B Singhpur police station, along with a private person, Sunadhara...

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday questioned the recent appointment of senior IPS officer HK Lal as inspector general of Police (Southwestern Range), Koraput, which covers the Nuapada assembly segment, where a bypoll is scheduled for November 11. In a petition submitted to...

Malkangiri: A POCSO court in Odisha's Malkangiri district sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment Tuesday after convicting him of raping his 13-year-old daughter in 2023. The court also slapped Rs 20,000 fine on the convict. If he fails to deposit the fine, the convict will...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reiterated his government's 'Zero Casualty' target Tuesday as Odisha prepares for severe cyclonic storm Montha, expected to make landfall between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada October 28. Chief Minister Majhi Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday joined scores of devotees in offering obeisance to the rising sun on the banks of the Kuakhai river here on the concluding day of Chhath Puja. The devotees also gathered along the banks of rivers and other...