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Bhubaneswar: BJP leader Jay Dholakia Thursday took oath as a member of Odisha Legislative Assembly, increasing the ruling saffron party's strength to 79 in the 147-member House. Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy administered the oath of office to Dholakia in the presence of senior leaders. His...

Phulbani: A court in Odisha's Kandhamal district has sentenced a 27-year-old man to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) on the charge of kidnapping a minor girl and establishing a physical relationship with her, giving false promises of marriage. Monoranjan Das, POCSO court judge at...

Bhanjanagar: A 22-year-old B Ed student of Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja College of Teacher Education in Ganjam district died Monday after her classmates and other students alleged that faculty members failed to ensure her timely transfer to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur. The...

Chhatrapur: A guest training faculty working at the government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Chhatrapur, has pleaded for euthanasia in a letter to President Droupadi Murmu. The teacher, Arun Kumar Behera, along with the Ganjam district Guest Faculty Association, presented the letter to the Ganjam Collector...

Keonjhar: A nine-year-old tribal girl studying in Class III died after falling inside the bathroom of a government-run school hostel under Telkoi block in this district Wednesday. The girl, identified as Tejaswini Nayak, was the daughter of Ganeshwar Nayak, a resident of Kuladera under Telkoi...

Udala: A man accused of stealing cooking gas cylinders died after being beaten up by villagers black and blue at Bisipur under the police limits in Mayurbhanj district late Tuesday night, prompting police to detain more than 10 residents for questioning. According to police, two...

KEONJHAR: The Body of an unidentified man was found near the railway tracks between Basantpur and Sitabinj stations in Keonjhar district Wednesday. Also Read: 9-yr-old girl dies after falling in hostel toilet Bhadrak GRP registered an unnatural-death case and sent the body for postmortem. Orissa...

Koraput: As winter sets in over the Eastern Ghats, Koraput has stepped into one of its most captivating seasonal displays: vast stretches of blooming mustard fields that bathe the landscape in vibrant yellow. The radiant fields, spread across the outskirts of Koraput town, have become...

LOISINGHA: In view of long-standing demand and passengers’ convenience, an experimental halt for Howrah– Jagdalpur–Howrah Samaleswari Express at Loisingha station in Bolangir district was accomplished by East Coast Railway (ECoR) Wednesday. As per the revised schedule, 18005 Howrah–Jagdalpur Samaleswari Express will arrive at Loisingha at...

ROURKELA: NIT Rourkela has improved its position in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026, securing 652nd place globally, up from 664 last year. The institute is ranked 180th in Asia and 20th in India, retaining its status as the top-ranked NIT and the highest-ranked...