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Balasore: A team of students from Fakir Mohan University (FMU) in Balasore have been selected for the final round at the 110-Hour national-level Hackathon on biodiversity conservation at Pune, organised by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) to celebrate its 110 years of scientific legacy....

Keonjhar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited Mayurbhanj district Tuesday morning and offered prayers at the revered Maa Kichakeswari temple in Khiching. Travelling by road from Keonjhar, Majhi reached the temple around 6:30 am under tight security. Accompanied by his wife, he performed rituals and...

Jajpur: One person died and 300 others fell ill in an outbreak of diarrhea in Odisha's Jajpur district, officials said Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sanat Patra, 34, a resident of Mayurbhanj. Patra was engaged as a contract worker at a plant in Kalinga...

Balasore: A junior mining officer was allegedly assaulted by miscreants while inspecting a sand mining site in Odisha's Balasore district Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred at Kathasingda under Remuna police station in the district when the officer, Tapas Kumar Behera, along with another person...

By Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo When our government took office in June 2024, we made a solemn commitment to the people of Odisha: to place energy reform at the heart of our development agenda. Today, as we complete one year in office, I am proud...

Rourkela: In a telling sign of Odisha’s growing employment crisis, thousands of highly educated youth — including BTech, MBA graduates, and diploma holders — turned up for a recruitment exam Monday for just 107 Home Guard posts in Rourkela police district, a job requiring only...

Paralakhemundi: A man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat and bludgeoning her with a stone over suspicion of an extramarital affair in the early hours of Monday at Gaiba village under Seranga police limits in Gajapati district. The deceased was identified as Monika...

Keonjhar: The Flag Foundation of India Monday installed its 175th monumental National Flag at the Kasia Iron and Dolomite Mines of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) in Keonjhar. The 72-foot flagpole, bearing a 16x24-foot Tricolour, was inaugurated by Naveen Jindal, Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra,...

Berhampur: Two sisters were rescued by the Fire Services department after being trapped for nearly two hours in a lift at a four-storey commercial plaza on Giriroad under Baidyanathpur police limits Monday. Saudamini Meher, 42, and her sister Sarita Meher, 40, residents of Third Line...

Keonjhar: A 30-year-old injured tusker that had been struggling to survive for several days died Monday afternoon in the Anandpur wildlife division, sparking criticism over delays in medical intervention. According to Forest department sources, the injured elephant was first seen limping in the Atei reserved...