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Land fraud: Dead man revived on paper; three held

Ganjam: Police have unearthed a bizarre case of land fraud in which a deceased man was shown as alive and his land sold using forged documents. Three people have been arrested and produced in court following preliminary investigations. The arrested are: Manoj Kumar Gouda, 30,...

Food poisoning

Koraput: Suspected food poisoning claims four lives

Narendra Raut, OP Koraput: Four persons, including a four-year-old boy and two elderly people, have died during the last four days due to suspected food poisoning, sparking panic at Odapara village under Dasmantpur block in Koraput district. Three others are undergoing treatment at Saheed Laxman...

Barsha festival

Barsha festival kicks off with lively show of dance, music

Reshmi Yadav, OP Bhubaneswar: The 48th edition of Barsha Festival 2025, a three-day event organised by Chinta O Chetana, commenced Monday evening at Rabindra Mandap with a vibrant showcase of Odisha’s classical and folk traditions. The inaugural evening began with a dance performance by Auroaditya...

Cybercrimes, Cyberattack

Algorithm to safeguard microgrids from cyberattacks

Rourkela: A multi-institutional team led by National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has developed an algorithm to bolster cyber resilience and stability in microgrids, the localised power systems that play a crucial role in global energy transition. The research spearheaded by Pravat Kumar Ray, professor...

death

Keonjhar boy dies; school lapse blamed

Keonjhar: An 11-year-old tribal student died Monday after being admitted to Padmapur community health centre (CHC) in Keonjhar district, while his family blamed the school authorities in Bhubaneswar for the incident. The deceased was identified as Milan Oram, the only son of Falguni and Chaitanya...

BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty

Pandian retired from politics, not from Naveen: BJD

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday said that bureaucrat-turned-politician VK Pandian might have announced his retirement from politics, but not from former chief minister Naveen Patnaik. The BJD made this announcement at a press conference addressed by party's spokespersons Lenin Mohanty and Tambunath Panda....

Two men get life term for raping minor girl

Baripada: A POCSO court here in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl in 2021. POCSO court judge Pratima Patra has also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on both the convicts—Samaya Murmu (33) and Matu Murmu...

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi

Odisha clears new IT, electronics manufacturing policies

Bhubaneswar: To attract investment, the Odisha government Monday approved Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy and IT Policy, an official said. The state cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, this evening has approved the two policies. The Electronics Component Manufacturing policy aims to generate...

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Odisha to launch pilot training program for tribal girls: Majhi

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said his government will launch a cadet pilot programme to train tribal girls to become pilots. Majhi announced this while addressing the Eastern Region Ministers' Conference for Civil Aviation here. The cadet pilot programme would be started...

 

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