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Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday said Odisha is unlikely to receive rain in the next seven days, even though two weather systems are developing over the Bay of Bengal, one of which may intensify beyond a depression. Director of the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, Manorama...

Malkangiri: Three minor girls in the age group of six to eight years were allegedly sexually abused by a man in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place two days ago, and the accused person has been detained, said MV 79 police...

Baripada: The decomposed body of a lawyer, who had been missing for more than two months, was recovered Monday from a pond in Silphodi Upparbeda village under Jharpokharia police limits in Mayurbhanj district. The body was found inside his car, which had sunk in the...

Sambalpur: Union Minister  Pradhan Monday laid the foundation stone for a tiger enclosure in Sambalpur Zoo, which is set to transform it into a medium-sized zoological park. Pradhan, the Sambalpur MP, placed the first brick for a state-of-the-art 1,500 sq metre tiger enclosure where two...

Deogarh: Over five months after the inauguration of the new seven-storey district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Deogarh, major gaps in staffing, equipment use and basic facilities have appeared with residents wondering why the building was inaugurated before it was ready to deliver full-fledged healthcare services....

Sambalpur: Students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla have drawn national attention after building a formula racing car that won top honours in the lightweight category and secured the all-India second position at the Imperial-2025 competition. The vehicle, named ‘Ares’, was...

Jharsuguda: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken up a case against Epsilon Carbon Ashoka Pvt. Ltd. for allegedly encroaching on village forest land in Sripura under Sadar block in Jharsuguda district. The tribunal admitted the petition, filed by social worker Saroj Patra, October 31...

Berhampur: The Berhmapur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) will adopt Indore’s acclaimed sanitation model in an effort to improve cleanliness in the city, sources said Thursday. BeMC Commissioner Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke, City Engineer Manoj Kumar Patra and other officials recently visited Indore and Bhopal to study their...

Patana: Two men were critically injured early Sunday after being attacked by a honey badger in Ankura village under the Patana range of Keonjhar district, forest officials said. The attack occurred around 5:30 am when the animal reportedly injured Bijay Nayak, 54, and Jagadish Nayak,...

Digapahandi: Tragedy struck the family of a 10-year-old child labourer, whose father has migrated outside and his family was dependent on him, as a sand-laden tractor overturned on him near Bahuda river islet under Digapahandi block in Ganjam district Sunday. The victim was identified as...