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Berhampur: Two girl students of a primary school died Wednesday after an iron gate and a supporting pillar collapsed on them in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said. The incident took place at the government primary school at Rubudisingh in Nuagada block when the students were...

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match here Wednesday. RCB made one change, replacing Jacob Duffy with Josh Hazlewood, while LSG are unchanged. Teams: Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip...

Bhubaneswar:  BJD chief Naveen Patnaik Wednesday urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to convene a special session of the Assembly within 48 hours to discuss ways to protect the state's interest in the delimitation bill. He, however, welcomed the Women's Reservation Bill. Patnaik, in...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: The revenue divisional commissioner of the central division in Odisha Wednesday began a probe into the circumstances that led to over 100 students falling ill and one of them dying after having a meal at a government-run tribal residential school in Mayurbhanj district. On...

Puri: Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan announced that a slot booking system will be introduced for devotees at the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri. He said the new system aims to reduce long waiting hours for darshan at the temple. Devotees will be required to book...

Bhubaneswar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma threw a 'crazy person' barb at Rahul Gandhi Wednesday after the Congress leader accused him of "abusing state power to harass his political opponents and critics". Sarma, who arrived at the airport here before proceeding to Puri to...

Bhubaneswar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, asking him to disclose details of his passport and foreign visits. Sarma is currently in Odisha to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath before hitting the campaign trail in West Bengal. “Before...

Kendrapada: The Odisha government Wednesday effected a two-month ban on fishing off the state's 484-km coast as part of its annual practice to allow unhindered breeding of fishes. The ban on marine fishing until June 14 is likely to adversely affect the livelihoods of the...

Cuttack: Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel rescued 59 minors from Cuttack railway station. The minors had arrived on the Dhauli Express and alighted at Platform No. 4 around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. RPF personnel intervened after noticing a large group of children gathered on the platform....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced that Odia will be made compulsory in all schools across the state. The announcement was made at the concluding ceremony of ‘Odia Paksha’. Also Read : Odisha CM announces 800 model schools under central education scheme The...