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Dhenkanal: In a maiden move, the state government has decided to provide a financial assistance of Rs 19 lakh for the celebration of Gajalaxmi Puja in Dhenkanal district. According to sources, altogether 38 medhas (tableaux) in Dhenkanal district will receive financial assistance from the Odia...

Polasara: Police have recovered the body of a 20-year-old college student from the house of Jitendra Sahu in Chadhiapada under Polasara police station in Ganjam district. The deceased was identified as Sonali Behera, daughter of Suresh Behera of Balichhai village under Kabisuryanagar police station. A...

Chandbali: A 500-ft-long ship anchor chain was unearthed Wednesday from beneath the ground during an eviction drive in this historic port town of Chandbali in Bhadrak district. The recovery was made when an earthmoving machine was demolishing encroachments by roadside shops near the old state...

Ghatagaon: A woman and her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter were killed, while her husband was critically injured in a road mishap at Kolimati Kumuda Chhak on National Highway 20 under Ghasipura police limits in Keonjhar district, Wednesday. The deceased woman was identified as Sukuti Munda of Chamui...

Keonjhar: Additional District Judge-cum-Special POCSO Court Judge Monalisa Mohanty Wednesday sentenced a man of Nambira under Bamebari police station to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 after convicting him of having unnatural sex with a 10-year-old boy. Non-payment...

Bhubaneswar: From an importer to a vegetable exporter, the scenario in the agriculture sector is showing signs of transformation with 100 kg colocasia and 320 kg green papaya from Dhenkanal district exported to far-off Ireland, the state’s Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment department claimed Wednesday. This...

Bhubaneswar: The Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF), in collaboration with FICCI, concluded the 14th edition of IDEATE on the theme “Margin to Mainstream: Empowering Women to Lead” at the FICCI Commission Hall, New Delhi Wednesday. In her special address, Padma Shri Shobhana Bhartia, chairperson...

Bhubaneswar: The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC), in association with the Odisha Young Entrepreneur Association (OYEA), Bhubaneswar, held an awareness workshop on the MSME TEAM Initiative at Gita Govinda Sadan Wednesday, drawing strong participation from micro and small enterprises across the region. The workshop...

Bhubaneswar: Paradip Port Authority (PPA), under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) inaugurated Indian Maritime Week 2025 here Wednesday and organised a roadshow on the theme ‘Navigating the Shift of Indian Maritime Sector: From Volume to Vision’. The event was attended by Industries...

Keonjhar: A Keonjhar court Wednesday sentenced Satrughna Naik to life imprisonment and fined him Rs 10,000 for killing his nephew Kamalakant Naik in May 2022. The incident occurred in Talapada village when Kamalakant, after returning home and asking for food, verbally abused his wife, prompting...