Gopalpur: A 26-year-old youth was killed Saturday afternoon after he lay down in front of a moving truck on National Highway 16 near the Gopalpur overbridge in Ganjam district, police said. The victim was identified as S Papeya of Digipur village under Gopalpur police limits....
Sundargarh: In a bid to boost self-reliance in the energy sector, Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL), the state-owned coal mining company, has emerged as the successful bidder for the Tangardihi-North coal block in the 12th tranche of commercial coal block auctions conducted by the...
Bhubaneswar: Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra visited the ‘waste-to-charcoal plant’ at Ramana in Varanasi Friday, to study its innovative zero residue green technology for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management. The plant demonstrates the torrefaction process, a thermochemical treatment of waste at...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Pradesh Youth Congress Saturday held its executive body meeting at the state Congress headquarters here. The meeting, chaired by state Youth Congress president Ranjit Patra, was attended by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das along with several senior and...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation (OPF) has threatened to launch an agitation if the state government fails to implement the directives of the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) to curb the sale of gutkha, tobacco and other intoxicants near educational institutions. In a statement, the...
Bhubaneswar: A local court in Cuttack Saturday rejected the bail application of the accused arrested in connection with the Special Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2025 paper leak, observing that such offences severely undermine public faith in government-conducted examinations and recruitment procedures. The act of...
Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Saturday, during an interaction with government field-level officials from various departments, urged them to adopt a humanitarian and empathetic approach while implementing welfare schemes for tribal communities. Speaking at a day-long interaction with officials of ST and SC Development, Minorities...
Jajpur: Two persons drowned in a waterfall in Jajpur district, while a tourist went missing while taking a bath at Puri sea Saturday, police said. While the body of one person has been recovered in Jajpur district, search efforts are still underway for the other....
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said 300 more posts of firefighters would be filled up by the end of this year, and plans are on to establish a world-class simulator for their advanced training. The government was also planning to set up...
Berhampur: Police Saturday rescued four Class-8 girl students of Odisha's Ganjam district, who were allegedly missing from their homes, an officer said. After being rescued, the girls were united with their parents, the police said. The four girls were classmates and fled after the school...
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