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Nilagiri: Tension erupted in a village under Nilagiri forest range after an elderly woman was allegedly assaulted by a forest guard while she was collecting tree branches to feed her goats. The incident sparked outrage among villagers, who later staged a protest demanding the guard’s...

Umerkote: A highly educated woman has turned to self-employment and is even creating jobs for others by starting a small-scale industry in a rural pocket of Nabarangpur district. Ritu Mohanta, a graduate in agricultural science, has established a biodegradable carry bag production unit at Dangriguda...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital city glowed with devotion and colour as thousands of devotees observed Chhath puja Sunday evening, offering prayers to the setting sun at riverbanks and ponds. The four-day festival dedicated to the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya was celebrated at Kuakhai, Daya, and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police Crime Branch has arrested a 29-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly duping people of Rs 1.08 crore by promising high returns on investments through an online gaming platform, officials said Monday. The accused, identified as Sugata Majumder from Nadia district...

Bhubaneswar: A five-day residential hands-on skill development training programme for students of Government Vocational Higher Secondary Schools was inaugurated Monday at Centurion University, Bhubaneswar, under the SPEFL Trade initiative. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE) director Niyati Pattnaik as...

Bhubaneswar: Aiming to make its proceedings more accessible and citizen-friendly, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) began conducting case hearings through video conferencing from October 27. To mark the launch of the initiative, three cases were heard Monday via video conferencing. In the court presided...

Bhubaneswar: Prioritising passenger safety, the state government organised an awareness meeting on fire safety in public transport Monday. The programme was jointly conducted by the Department of Commerce and Transport, Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services, and the State Bus Owners’ Association at the Regional...

Bhubaneswar: The 292nd Board of Directors meeting of Odisha Construction Corporation Ltd (OCCL) was held Monday under the chairpersonship of Anu Garg, Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources department. During the meeting, it was revealed that projects worth Rs 3,673 crore are in the pipeline,...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the heavy passenger rush expected during the holy month of Kartika and the Kartika Purnima festivities in Puri, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) announced a temporary extension of the Puri–Khurda Road–Puri MEMU train up to Daspalla in Nayagarh to ensure smoother...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday alleged that the Collector and the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Nuapada district have resorted to threatening and coercing the party’s cadres and supporters to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the November 11 byelection...