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Rayagada: Implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana appears to have gone haywire in Rayagada district, leaving more than 5,000 applicants uncertain about the future of their applications and the scheme’s direction. Launched September 17, 2023, the Centre-sponsored scheme aims to enhance the skills of...

Bantala: A tusker was electrocuted while two persons were killed in elephant attacks in separate incidents in Angul and Keonjhar districts, Forest officials said Saturday. In the first incident, a tusker was electrocuted after it came in contact with the solar fencing of a farmer’s...

Sambalpur: A local court Saturday sentenced a 22-year-old youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) in connection with a 2022 murder case in Dudhiapada under Burla police limits of Sambalpur district. Suraj Kisan, a native of Nikitimala village in Kuchinda and a resident of...

Keonjhar: On the directive of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Principal Secretary of Urban Development and Housing, and Commerce and Transport departments, Usha Padhi visited Keonjhar district Saturday to review key urban and transport projects. Padhi began her visit with an inspection of Sponge Colony...

Erasama: High tidal waves breached the shoreline near Siali beach under the Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district late Friday night, flooding parts of the coastal village and leaving residents and tourists panicked. Sea water surged inland from the site of the Siali beach festival stage...

Keonjhar: A couple committed suicide by hanging following a fight in a forest near Jogimatha, Mundasahi village under Padmapur panchayat and Sadar police limits in Keonjhar district, police said Saturday. The deceased were identified as Raibu Munda, 22, and his wife, Gouri Munda, 20. The...

Jagatsinghpur: A powerful high tide swept across Siali beach in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district Saturday, flooding the coastline and nearby parking areas. The surge caused sea waters to breach nearly 200 metres inland, submerging the parking lot and adjacent areas, a source said. Local...

Bhubaneswar: Police Saturday recovered the half-burnt body of a forest department official under mysterious circumstances in Odisha's Nayagarh district. The deceased was identified as Sishir Sahu, a forester in Sarankul Pancharida range of Nayagarh district. The deceased's wife also sustained burn injuries while their son...

Nayagarh: A hunting expedition in the Gochha reserved forest under the Nayagarh forest division turned tragic Thursday night when a man was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow hunter, police said. The deceased was identified as Suryamani Pradhan, 42, of Gochha village under the...

Rourkela: A team of researchers at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela has developed a reusable photocatalyst system that uses natural sunlight to treat industrial wastewater, offering a cost-effective and sustainable solution especially suited for rural and resource-constrained regions. The system features iron-doped nano-titania combined...