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Jajpur: A man and his minor son were killed after being hit by a train in Odisha's Jajpur district Sunday evening. police said. The deceased were identified as Bisu Penthei (30) and his 18-month-old son, Dharama, residents of Naya Bagapatia village of Jajpur's Sukinda block, the police said. The incident took place near Naubahali under Sukinda police...

Bhubaneswar: Paradip Port Sunday handled its deepest-draft Capesize vessel to date, successfully berthing the 292-metre-long MV Mineral Kwangyang, with a draft of 16.5 metres at Western Dock-1. The milestone marks a significant expansion of the port’s capacity to handle large bulk carriers. The vessel, carrying 1,52,702 tonnes of coking coal from Hay Point, Australia, arrived at Paradip...

Bhubaneswar: The second day of the fourth edition of the Walking BookFairs Travel Writing Festival offered participants a unique literary journey Sunday, transforming a train ride from Bhubaneswar to Dashapalla into an immersive celebration of reading, poetry, storytelling, conversations and shared experiences. In a departure from previous editions, which had Puri as the destination, this year’s festival...

Paralakhemundi: An undertrial prisoner (UTP), Runa Badaraita of Jirang village in Rayagada block, died at Paralakhemundi Sub-Jail Saturday night. While the exact cause of death is still pending confirmation, reports indicate he had been unwell. His family has raised suspicions surrounding the incident and demanded a thorough, impartial investigation. Runa had been lodged in the sub-jail since...

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Sunday issued a clarification regarding media reports on its role amid space sector reforms, saying it remains at the centre of India’s space programme, leading national efforts in advanced research, strategic capabilities, human space-flight, next-generation launch technologies, the Bharatiya Antariksh Station and lunar and planetary exploration, while a wider...

New Delhi: At least three people were killed, and nine injured, with several others feared trapped under the debris as a building with a basement and five floors collapsed in south Delhi's Satya Niketan area Sunday, a police official said. Eleven trapped people were rescued from the collapse site as first responders used gas cutters and JCB’s...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched an e-detection system to identify vehicles plying without a pollution under control certificate and insurance for strict enforcement of the rules, an official said Sunday. State Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur said the system was activated from September 1. Upon detecting vehicles plying in the state without a pollution under control certificate...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department sleuths Sunday arrested a woman engineer after detecting properties including Rs 7.15 lakh cash, deposits of Rs 63 lakh, and five plots from her possession, officials said. The arrested engineer has been identified as Anupama Sahoo, assistant executive engineer (AEE), drainage division, Kendrapada, a vigilance officer said. Acting on a tip-off, vigilance sleuths...

Mumbai: Actress Tabu opened up about the importance of a director for her as an actor during a throwback media interaction. Tabu had claimed that she is a director's actor and hence her performance depends heavily on the filmmaker. She also went on to add that her first priority is that the movie is good, and her...