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Astaranga: A mangrove plantation drive and community awareness programme was recently held along the Devi river mouth wetlands in Puri district’s Astaranga block. Over 55 local residents—including women, fishermen, youth, and leaders from Alasa hi and Jhadling Gram Panchayats—joined Odisha Environmental Society (OES) members to...

Basta: Two women were crushed to death by a train while crossing the tracks near Basta railway station in Baleshwar district, police said. The victims were identified as Sita Hansda, 64, of Baunasha tofa village, and her sister-in-law Kapura Murmu, 57, of Parulia village, both...

Bhubaneswar: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has granted accreditation for postgraduate medical education programmes at several government health institutions in Odisha, opening up 17 new seats in paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthesiology and medicine. Under the latest recognition, five district headquarters...

Udala: Students from an ashram school hostel walked about nine kilometers Monday to meet the Mayurbhanj Collector, after repeated complaints about conditions at their hostel went unaddressed, reports said. The students live at the Bisipur Ashram School hostel under the Khunta block of Mayurbhanj district....

Bhubaneswar: State government will examine the recommendations of the Ashok Tripathy Committee on various issues faced by teachers and take appropriate decisions, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Monday. The committee, constituted to examine the problems and demands of teachers engaged in primary, upper primary,...

Bhubaneswar: There is currently no possibility of the system developing into a cyclone, but heavy rainfall could affect southern Odisha over the next few days, said Chief Secretary Anu Garg, while reviewing the preparedness of the low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal during a...

Chhatrapur: Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan, along with other government officials, inspected multipurpose cyclone shelters in various parts of the district to assess their preparedness. The team visited shelters at Uppulaputi, Haripur, Gopalpur and Boxipalli and reviewed the availability of essential amenities. The Collector also...

Bhubaneswar: Names of around 20 lakh electors have been deleted in Odisha after completion of the SIR of electoral rolls in the state, officials said Monday. Chief Electoral Officer R S Gopalan said the total number of electors in Odisha now stands at 3.16 crore,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government started distributing corrected school textbooks across the state Monday after incorporating necessary changes, sources said. Around 45,000 books were distributed today in Bhubaneswar, Kataka, Jatani, Salepur and Nischintakoili. The distribution includes Odia textbooks for classes II to VI and Urdu textbooks for...

Lahore: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has been denied permission by the country's Cricket Board (PCB) to hold a media conference regarding investigations by the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency pertaining to his involvement in online betting and gambling. A reliable source said that Rizwan...