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Simulia: Swagatika Priyadarsini Mohanty, a native of Balikhanda in Purushottampur panchayat under Simulia block in Balasore district, has been invited to Toronto, Canada, to be honoured for her groundbreaking research in agricultural science. Currently pursuing research in the Department of Agricultural Science at the Indian...

Keonjhar/Patana: A person was trampled to death and an elderly man sustained critical injuries in a tusker attack under the Patana forest range of Keonjhar district, late Friday night, forest officials said Saturday. The deceased was identified as Biranchi Jena, 40, of Sanparu village under...

Baripada: Three suspected poachers were arrested and a cache of weapons and hunting gear was seized from the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district after they were captured on artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled camera traps. The arrested individuals have been identified as Jagannath Nayak of Manabhanga...

Champua: A Class X student studying at an English medium school here in Keonjhar district committed suicide by jumping off the third floor of the school hostel building Saturday. The deceased was identified as Krishna Pradhan, 15, son of Sudhansu Sekhar Pradhan of Sareikala area...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Drivers’ Mahasangha protest entered its fourth day Saturday, showing signs of internal division as private buses and goods trucks resumed operations despite the outfit president’s call to continue the agitation. A video released by the outfit’s president, Prashanta Menduli, showed him making...

Bhubaneswar: The 100th birth anniversary of Bidyut Prabha Devi, a pioneering figure in Odia literature, was marked with grandeur at the auditorium of Rama Devi Women’s University (RDWU) Saturday. The event was organised by Odisha Sahitya Akademi with support from the Odia Language, Literature and...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwaves in India are expected to intensify in the coming years, leading to a rise in heat stress, said Akhil Srivastava from the National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). He noted that 2024 has been recorded as the warmest...

Bhubaneswar: CARE Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with The Billion Knee Project and Health & Harmony Trust, hosted CARE Rebound 2.0, a landmark healthcare conclave aimed at fostering multidisciplinary collaboration and driving innovation in patient-focused care. Organised with knowledge partners Indian Association of Physiotherapy and Health...

Bhubaneswar: Archana Nag, arrested in a high-profile honeytrap case, has alleged a political conspiracy involving senior BJD leaders and police officers behind her arrest. Speaking at a press conference here Saturday, Nag claimed she was illegally detained on October 4, 2022, two days before her...

Kolkata: Serious confusion has surfaced over the alleged rape of a victim in the Indian Institute of Management- Calcutta (IIM-C) in the boy’s hostel as the victim’s father said Saturday that “nothing happened” to her daughter and no “one did anything wrong” with her. Earlier...