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Keonjhar: The Badaghagra waterfall, a major tourist site in Keonjhar district which is lying neglected since the last few years will soon get a facelift, sources said Monday The Water Resources department will take up upgrading and beautification work at the tourist site at an...

Keonjhar: There is no letup in the human-elephant conflict in Keonjhar district. It has claimed the lives of 32 elephants and 47 people in the last six years, a report said. With food scarcity growing by the day, elephant herds stray into villages bordering the...

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal is famous for its delicacy ‘Magji Laddu’ and the good news is that it is all set to get the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The laddu is available with confectioners in Bhuban, Mandar, Kashipur, Sadangi, Gondia, Bidharpur, Deogaon and in Dhenkanal town. “If...

Bhadrak: An eight-hour bandh called by the Congress from 6.00am to 2.00pm completely disrupted life in Bhadrak Monday. The Congress had called the bandh demanding university status for the Bhadrak Autonomous College here and establishment of a medical college. Shops, offices, schools, colleges and other...

New Delhi: Leading stainless player Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has partnered with ReNew Power to develop its proposed 300 MW hybrid energy project, the company said here Monday. The project will generate 700 million units of green energy annually through a mix of solar and...

Bargarh: Nearly 47 per cent polling was recorded in the first six hours of voting Monday in Padampur assembly constituency, where a by-election is underway, an EC official said. The voting began at 7 am. “Tight security arrangements have been made in all 319 polling...

Bargarh: Over 29 per cent polling was recorded in the first four hours of voting in Padampur assembly constituency, where by-election is underway Monday, an Election Commission official said. Long queues were seen in front of several polling stations even before the voting process started...

Phulbani: Two women Maoists, who bid adieu to arms months back, got married in Kandhamal. Far away from the path of violence, the Red rebels are going to start their conjugal lives. This has brought joy to their families and local residents. Their marriage ceremony...

Kendrapara: The famous sweetmeat ‘Rasabali’ of Kendrapara is among the list of five products from Odisha which will be taken up for discussion to accord GI (Geographical Indication) tag at a conference of Geographical Indication Registry to be held at Chennai in December. The date...

Keonjhar: Teacher shortage has hit classroom studies in Keonjhar schools. Things have come to such a pass that there are many schools where the authorities have to manage the classroom teachings with very few teachers. This has happened as many teachers in remote regions of...