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Astaranga(Puri): A school-level awareness programme on mangroves and coastal ecology was held in the Devi river mouth region of Puri district, with 62 students from communities dependent on wetlands and mangroves taking part. Hosted at Jhadling Upper Primary School and nearby institutions, the one-day programme...

Bhawanipatna: A man and his nephew were killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle and a pick-up van in Odisha's Kalahandi district Monday, police said. The accident took place at Budipadar Chhak within Junagarh block when a pick-up van hit a motorcycle, resulting in...

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday urged Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy to disqualify eight suspended MLAs as they have indulged in anti-party activities and also violated the combined decision of the party during and after the recently held Rajya Sabha elections. A delegation of...

Baripada: At least four people were killed and several others injured in a series of road accidents in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district Monday. In one of the incidents, an SUV hit a motorcycle near Bamanasala under Karanjia police limits, killing a married couple on the spot....

Jajpur: Poverty continues to plague several Juang families in Nagada, a cluster of villages under Sukinda block in this district, which had drawn nationwide attention in 2016 after more than a dozen children died from malnutrition. Following the July 2016 infant deaths, the state government...

Jajpur: A rare Ramayana memorial stone has been discovered near the banks of a pond at the foothills of Mahavinayak Hill in Jajpur district recently by the members of the Rediscover Lost Heritage Trust (RLHT). Acting on information provided by Mahavinayak Temple servitor Kamal Lochan...

Bhubaneswar: The second day of the Junior and Senior Artistic Gymnastics National Championship 2026– 27 witnessed high-intensity performances and remarkable achievements in the Senior Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) category, highlighting the growing depth of talent in Indian gymnastics. Representing Odisha, Tapan Mohanty emerged as the...

Jharsuguda: In a significant breakthrough, Jharsuguda police have uncovered a major interstate education fraud racket that allegedly duped hundreds of students across Odisha. Operating under the name One World Academy, the racket lured students with false promises of guaranteed admission into BEd colleges in Andhra...

Chhendipada: A male elephant calf was rescued from an open well after a prolonged operation in Angul district late Saturday night, forest officials said Sunday. A herd of 19 elephants entered Dhangurumunda village under the Chhendipada forest range around 9 pm Saturday while moving toward...

Tentulikhunti: A headmaster of a government-run residential school under this block in Nabarangpur district was arrested Sunday, a day after his suspension over the alleged molestation of a Class VII student. The accused was identified as Sukanta Kumar Sarangi, headmaster of the Sebashram school under...