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Bargarh:  A youth who had been missing for four days was rescued alive from an abandoned well at Samaleipada under Bijepur block in Odisha's Bargarh district Thursday. The survivor was identified as Tulsiram Bhue of Purena village in Padampur subdivision. He had been missing since...

Bolangir: The district unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by district president and National Council member Ashish Pandey, staged a protest Thursday, demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET paper leak controversy. AAP workers held a demonstration in front...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Debashish Samantaray was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha in the by-election held for a vacant seat Thursday. No polling was required as Samantaray was lone candidate in the fray. Samantaray, a former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader, recently...

Kendrapara: The Excise Commissioner has suspended two excise officials in connection with the alleged third-degree torture of Binod Das, a resident of Baradia village under Rajnagar police limits in Kendrapara district. The suspended officials are Excise Sub-Inspector Chhayakanta Nayak and Assistant Sub-Inspector Pradeep Mallik. According...

Bhubaneswar: Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Odisha's Sambalpur and Khurda districts Thursday, police said. An auto-rickshaw driver, 35, and his five-year-old daughter were killed when the three-wheeler was hit by a speeding SUV in Dhanupali area, following which a cement mixer...

Bhawanipatna: Hundreds of farmers blocked National Highway 59 in Odisha's Kalahandi district Thursday, protesting delays in the procurement of rabi paddy and demanding immediate lifting of their produce from local mandis. The agitation took place near the Ainlapali and Bamak procurement centres under M. Rampur...

Bhubaneswar: Two empty train rakes came face-to-face on the same track near the Jharpada bridge area in Bhubaneswar Thursday, railway officials said. However, the railways said that there was no casualty or disruption to train services. Timely intervention reportedly prevented an accident. No injuries were...

Bhadrak: A miscreant was injured in a gunfight with police in Odisha's Bhadrak district, an officer said Thursday. The incident took place at Nuasahi area under the Bhadrak Rural police limits at about 3 am Thursday. The injured miscreant was identified as Prafulla Mallik alias...

Bhubaneswar: In a historic milestone for Indian gymnastics, 16-year-old Pritti Jhankaar of the Odisha AM/ NS India Gymnastics High Performance Centre (HPC) has become the first Indian woman gymnast to be awarded the highly coveted World Gymnastics Scholarship 2026. Considered as one of the most...

Simulia: Residents of Simulia block in Balasore district have expressed concern over a sharp increase in land registration charges, alleging that the revision was implemented without adequate public notice. The issue has prompted complaints to senior state authorities, including the Revenue Secretary, Revenue Minister, District...