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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...

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...

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...

Rourkela: One person died and 30 others were injured when a mini pick-up van overturned after hitting a tree in Odisha's Sundargarh district Monday, police said. The accident happened when the van carrying labourers was moving from Kela to Kindrikela in the Bonai area of...

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...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday urged the Centre to set up a satellite unit of the National Tribhuvan Sahkari University (TSU), the country's lone cooperative institute, at Gopalpur in Ganjam district. The TSU is the country's first national-level institute located in Gujarat that provides education,...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore/Bhadrak: Large parts of northern Odisha’s Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts were inundated by overflowing rivers Monday, officials said. In the worst-affected Balasore district, Balipal, Basta, Bhograi and Jeleswar blocks were inundated by the overflowing Subarnarekha, they said. In neighbouring Bhadrak, the overflowing Baitarani river...

Bhubaneswar: Former BJP MLA Karendra Majhi died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar while undergoing treatment for kidney-related ailments, his family said. Majhi, a tribal leader from the Kandhamal district, was 52. He died at the private hospital Sunday night. He was elected to the Odisha...

Jajpur: Odisha’s 575-km coastline is highly vulnerable to various natural calamities like floods and cyclones. It has witnessed repeated devastation over the past seven years from major cyclones, including Titli in 2018, Fani in 2019, Amphan in 2020, Yaas and Jawad in 2021, and Dana...

Lanjigarh: In yet another case highlighting poor road connectivity in remote tribal areas, a woman gave birth on the roadside in Kalahandi district Saturday after an ambulance could not reach her village. Officials said Janani Majhi of Podapadar village in Bijepur panchayat went into labour...