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Patna: Two bogies of the Delhi-bound Sikkim Mahananda Express derailed at Bihar's Ara Junction railway station in the early hours of Sunday, a senior official said. No injuries were reported due to the derailment that occurred around 4 am, though rail traffic has been partially...

United Nations: India has co-sponsored a resolution in the UN General Assembly proclaiming November 27 every year as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The 193-member UN General Assembly Friday adopted by consensus the resolution titled 'International Day for...

Jajpur: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men at Chandikhole area in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Sunday. Two accused were arrested Saturday, after the woman filed a complaint at Kalinga Nagar police station Wednesday night, they said. The incident took place Tuesday...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr Dinesh Sharma as the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The appointment will take effect from the date he assumes charge of the office, according to a press communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan Saturday. The...

Phulbani: Water woes, absence of a dining hall and poor infrastructure have made schooling difficult for children at Gochhapada Government Primary School in Kandhamal district raising concerns among students and parents. Despite repeated appeals to education officials to address the prob lems, little action has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will undertake a high-level investment outreach to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 9 to 11, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, with a strategic focus on attracting global capital, strengthening export-oriented industries and building new investment and business linkages...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has asked every district to develop five to 10 smaller tourism destinations as part of a fresh push to take tourism beyond established hotspots and make it a driver of rural economic growth, employment and local enterprise. Chief Secretary Anu Garg...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police Saturday arrested Pramod Kumar Sahoo, former director of real estate company M/s Mishra Creations Pvt Ltd, in connection with an alleged cheating and fraud case involving its ‘UTOPIA’ housing project at Chandaka. Sahoo was arrested in...

Bhubaneswar: The 17th Odisha Environment Congress (OES), scheduled to be held at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, from November 3 to 5, will focus on climate change, biodiversity conservation, environmental protection, sustainable development and the use of technology to protect natural resources. A...

Bhubaneswar: Joint Secretary in the department of Financial Services, Central Government, Shalini Pandit Saturday urged banks to take concerted measures to improve Odisha’s Credit-Deposit (CD) ratio and bring it on par with the national average. Addressing the 184th State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting here,...