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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to add 600 electric buses to the fleet of 'Ama Bus' service, Housing and Urban Development Department minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said in Bhubaneswar Friday. He said that the state requires around 1,000 e-buses to meet its growing demand. Two...

Bhadrak: Three students of a government-run school in Odisha's Bhadrak district were injured Friday morning after cement chunks from their school roof fell on them, officials said. The incident occurred at Bahumagheri School under Basudevpur block in the coastal district during Teachers' Day celebrations, they...

Bhubaneswar: Several rivers in Odisha remained in spate Thursday as heavy rain continued, with the IMD forecasting more showers even as a well-marked low-pressure area shifted to neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Among the rivers, the water levels of which have been rising, are Mahanadi, Baitarani, Jalaka and...

New Delhi: From creating palm leaf manuscripts for the class, setting up a neuropsychology lab, integrating theatre studies with Indian knowledge systems, developing a women's safety app to rallies and puppet shows, the unique teaching methods of 81 educators have bagged them the National Teachers...

Paradip: The authorities of Odisha's Paradip Port launched a search operation to locate a Chinese sailor, who fell into the water from a ship Friday morning, police said. Personnel of the ODRAF, CISF and Odisha Marine Police, besides scuba divers, are engaged in the search...

Bhubaneswar: A plane carrying Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi was diverted to Kolkata Friday morning, after it failed to land in Bhubaneswar due to inclement weather, a state minister said. Majhi, who was on a five-day tour to Delhi, was scheduled to land at...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik and others Friday paid tribute to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan on the occasion of his birth anniversary, also observed as Teachers' Day. Kambhampati in a post on X said: "On the...

Sundargarh/Rajgangpur: A wild elephant was killed after being hit by a train in Sundargarh district in the wee hours of Thursday, Forest officials said. The accident took place between Sonakhan and Sagara railway stations on the Mumbai-Howrah rail route under Rajgangpur forest range of Rourkela...

Lanjigarh: Back-to back murders over superstitions like witchcraft and sorcery have rocked Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi district. In the latest incident, five persons were arrested on charge of murdering a villager on suspicion of witchcraft and sorcery at Merangpada village under Biswanathpur police limits here...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha School and College Teachers’ and Employees’ Coordination Committee (OSCTECC) will stage a massive rally in the Capital September 5 (Teachers’ Day) demanding pension and retirement benefits for retired staff, raising the retirement age from 60 to 62, regularisation of contractual teachers, along...