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Anandapur: An 11-year-old boy was killed and his mother and younger brother were critically injured after a rain-soaked mud wall collapsed on them late Friday night at Kolhabeda village under Ghasipura block of Keonjhar district. The deceased was identified as Raja Jena, and the injured...

Chhendipada: At least 50 devotees were injured, many of them critically, when lightning struck them Saturday afternoon during the Mandargiri puja atop Chitrakoot hill, near Jarachhat village under Kundheigola police limits in Deogarh district bordering this block in Angul district. Officials said over 70 men...

Bhubaneswar: Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, Saturday announced that a dedicated policy on road maintenance and durability will soon be introduced, making agencies and departments accountable for damage caused by repeated utility works. Chairing a review meeting at Nirman Soudha, the minister assessed the condition of...

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) has intensified its crackdown on road safety violations, cancelling as many as 401 vehicle fitness certificates during a three-day special enforcement drive against overloading and unfit vehicles. The drive, conducted under the direction of Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has said around 5.5 lakh cusec of flood water is likely to flow into the Mahanadi river at Mundali near Cuttack Sunday, following heavy rainfall in the last few days. The low-pressure induced torrential rainfall for four consecutive days in the...

Cuttack: Stewart School in Cuttack marked a historic occasion Friday with the inauguration of the Netaji Museum, honouring alumnus Subhas Chandra Bose, one of India’s most prominent freedom fighters. The ceremony opened with a hymn, followed by an invocation led by Rtn Rev SK Nanda...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has begun the process of setting up a world-class Science City in the Capital, Science and Technology Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said Saturday. He further said that preparatory measures are underway, with emphasis on creating a hub for scientific research, innovation...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday chaired a meeting of the party’s highest decision-making body, the political affairs committee, on the September 9 vice presidential polls. At the meeting, Patnaik asked the opinion of each member, whether to support the NDA candidate or the INDIA...

Bhubaneswar: Bell metal craft reflects Odisha’s rich heritage, said Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo during the unveiling of ‘Kansa: Forging Traditions, Shaping Futures’, a unique book by MGM Foundation and Bhubaneswar Experimental Art and Design Studio (BEADS) that documents the state’s bell metal...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Saturday described Sambalpur as a land of bravery and declared that the state government will take all necessary steps to develop historical freedom struggle sites in the district. Attending the state-level ‘Nuakhai Bhetghat’ in the district as the chief...