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Bhubaneswar: People with disabilities are capable, creative, and contribute meaningfully to society. This powerful message resonated at the 10th edition of ‘Dhwani’ – The Disability Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion that concluded at Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odisha Research Centre here, Wednesday. The two-day film...

Bhadrak: A woman agriculture officer was found hanging in her rented house in Odisha's Bhadrak district Wednesday, police said. Police identified the deceased as Niharika Dalai, 30, a native of Randia village under Bhadrak Rural police station. She had been serving in Basudevpur as Block...

Berhampur: Vigilance sleuths Wednesday nabbed an assistant fishery officer (AFO) in Odisha's Ganjam district for accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 to release a subsidy amount to a beneficiary of a scheme. The accused, identified as Suresh Kumar Behera, was posted at Polsara. He allegedly...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday observed the 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah, a nationwide initiative dedicated to combating malnutrition and promoting holistic child health and nutrition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the month-long observation September 17, which aims to foster mass awareness and collective responsibility...

Koraput: Odisha Police arrested a notorious criminal and invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against him, while also busting a major ganja smuggling racket in Koraput district, a senior officer said Wednesday. The police arrested five persons, including a wanted ganja trafficker, and seized two...

Koraput: A transgender priest and a mason, suspected to be in a romantic relationship, were found hanging from a tree near a temple in Odisha's Jeypore town Wednesday, police said. The incident took place near Kanak Durga temple in Gopabandhu Nagar in Jeypore town police...

Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded before the Odisha Congress headquarters here after a jatra (traditional theatre) personality was denied entry to join the party. Ananta Narayan Dhal, proprietor of a jatra party, said he came to join the party after being inspired by Rahul Gandhi's Bharat...

Baripada: Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district will reopen for tourists from October 18, an official said here on Wednesday. The tiger reserve was closed for tourists from June 30 due to the monsoon, the STR official said. According to the notification issued...

Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested 684 gamblers and seized over Rs 28.32 lakh in a month-long special drive conducted in Ganjam district during the festival period of September 15 to October 14. Besides the cash, police have also seized 230 mobile phones and 35 motorcycles...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced that former minister and prominent woman leader Snehangini Chhuria will be the party's candidate for the Nuapada Assembly bypoll. I wish to declare that Snehangini Chhuria, a strong leader from western Odisha, has served in our BJD ministry...