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Bhubaneswar: The body of a first-year B Tech student of KIIT was found hanging in his hostel room in Bhubaneswar, police said Monday. The deceased student was identified as Rahul Yadav, a Computer Science student, who hailed from neighbouring Chhattisgarh. "His body was found hanging...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has identified 51 Bangladeshi infiltrators in different districts since the BJP came to power in the state, and 49 of them were deported to their nation, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told the assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question...

Jaipur: By the age of three, Pratyasa Ray's parents had visited many hospitals seeking a remedy for her ongoing health problems and impaired growth. Her mother, Charushree, discovered that water therapy might benefit children with serious health issues and chose to pursue that treatment. What...

Sonepur: Celebrated weaver Prafulla Meher has created an exceptional wall hanging featuring all 700 verses of Bhagavad Gita’s 18 chapters, woven entirely in fine Ikat (Bandha) technique. The work will be unveiled Monday to mark ‘Gita Jayanti’. Meher, 63, a passionate weaver of Gokarneswarpada in...

Bhubaneswar: The ‘Save Sainik School, Remove Gadakana Garbage Dump’ campaign has announced an awareness rally December 2, marking National Pollution Control Day. The rally will be held demanding the immediate shutdown of the long-running garbage dumping yard at Gadakana. The decision was taken at a...

Keonjhar: Tension flared at the Keonjhar district headquarters hospital (DHH) following the death of a woman after childbirth allegedly due to medical negligence in the maternity ward. Family members of the deceased, supported by local residents, staged a protest Sunday demanding strict action against the...

Nilagiri: At a time when back-to-back elephant deaths in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary under Balasore district have raised serious concern, forest officials Sunday morning discovered yet another elephant carcass in a highly decomposed state after a gap of barely a month. According to officials, forest personnel...

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating the government’s vision of “Viksit Odisha, Viksit Bharat,” Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said Odisha aims to become the MSME gateway of Eastern India. He was speaking at the Odisha Industrial Conclave 2025, organised by Laghu Udyog Bharati here at the Railway...

Bhubaneswar: The state government is seriously considering bringing a separate cow-protection law to shut down illegal slaughterhouses and cow smuggling, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichadan said Saturday, adding that a clear picture in this regard is likely to emerge in the next Assembly session. After holding...

Cuttack: With an aim to promote quality seed availability, strengthen potato production, and support farmers with improved planting material for the upcoming Rabi season, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo distributed certified seed potato to farmers, under the scheme ‘Development of Potato, Vegetable &...