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Sambalpur: A massive ‘Tiranga Yatra’ (Tricolour rally) was held in Sambalpur city Friday in a show of solidarity with the Indian Armed Forces following Operation Sindoor, the recent counter-terror operation against Pakistan. The rally, organised by Citizens for National Security, witnessed significant public participation and...

Keonjhar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday launched the resumption of operations at the Dubuna iron ore mine in Keonjhar district. He also suggested that the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), which owns the mine, diversify its activities by adding value to the minerals available...

Berhampur: A Class-VIII girl student and her two male friends were arrested Friday in Odisha's Gajapati district for allegedly killing a woman who had adopted the girl after rescuing her from a roadside when she was just three days old, a police officer said. According...

Bolangir: Two Maoist camps were busted in Odisha's Bolangir district and explosives were seized, police said Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the police, District Voluntary Force (DVF), and Special Operations Group (SOG) raided the camps in Gandhamardan Hills under Khaprakhol police...

Berhampur: India will become self-reliant in making fighter jets in the next few years, said Kota Harinarayana, the former programme director and chief designer of India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Harinarayana, the Padma Shri awardee, said the ecosystem of manufacturing of aircraft has been...

Kendrapara: An Olive Ridley turtle, which was earlier tagged with a satellite-linked tracking device at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, has travelled around 1,000 kilometres in the sea in 51 days to reach the Andhra Pradesh coast, an official said Friday. The turtle traversed...

Jaleswar: A junior mining officer had a close shave from the jaws of death after the driver of a sand laden tractor allegedly tried to ram into his official vehicle in a bid to kill him here in Balasore district late Wednesday night. As a...

Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (NITR) have developed a breakthrough enhancement to electrocardiography (ECG), one of the most widely used techniques for monitoring heart activity. The new system enables clearer detection of subtle electrical signals from the heart’s upper chambers —...

Malkangiri: Resentment is brewing in parts of Malkangiri district over a move to rename villages originally designated as ‘MV’ (Malkangiri Village), with members of the Bengali community expressing frustration and intellectuals calling for government intervention. For more than 50 years, these villages have been home...

Sambalpur: A senior student of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla in Sambalpur district has been suspended Thursday from the hostel for three months following his involvement in a ragging incident reported May 7. The disciplinary action was taken...