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Bhubaneswar: Two construction workers died after falling into an under-construction septic tank in BJB Nagar area under Badagada police limits in Bhubaneswar Saturday, sources said. The accident took place while workers were removing the shuttering planks of the under-construction tank, following which the structure collapsed,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Urban Academy inked a memorandum of understanding with IIT-Bhubaneswar and social enterprise Development Alternatives Saturday to set up a centre of excellence for advancing sustainable urban development. The tripartite agreement was signed in the presence of Odisha's Housing and Urban Development Minister...

Wetzlar: India's national 200m record holder Animesh Kujur continued his rapid rise as one of the country's premier sprinters by clocking a personal best 10.14 seconds to finish second in the men's 100m final at the PUMA Fast Arms Fast Legs 2026 meet Saturday. Odisha...

Bhograi: All 15 fishermen, including three from Odisha’s Baleshwar district, were rescued Saturday after their trawler went missing for nine days in the Bay of Bengal. The fishermen were rescued after their trawler, which had gone missing during a fishing expedition, was traced near Kakdwip....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday ordered a criminal investigation into the large-scale errors detected in the textbooks of students from class I to class VIII. Taking the incident seriously, the chief minister has asked the Director of State Council of Educational Research...

Bhubaneswar: A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal, with Odisha expected to witness heavy rainfall activity for the next seven days, Regional Centre of Indian Meteorological Department said Saturday. A cyclonic circulation has developed over West Bengal and adjoining...

Bhubaneswar: A police officer in Khordha district was trapped while taking a bribe of Rs 5,000, but he managed to give the vigilance department sleuths a slip, leading to the authorities launching a search to nab the accused, officials said Saturday. According to a complaint...

Bhubaneswar: A 2025-batch probationer IPS officer of the Odisha cadre has sought to resign from the service even before getting a formal posting, days after Bhubaneswar deputy commissioner of police Jagmohan Meena sought to quit his position citing personal reasons. C A Ramdas (33) is...

Kamakhyanagar: A family in Odisha's Dhenkanal district has alleged medical negligence after a doctor at Kamakhyanagar Sub-Divisional Hospital allegedly declared an injured patient dead without providing treatment, despite the patient being alive. Following complaint, the patient was later treated and shifted to the Dhenkanal District...

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has alleged that despite the BJP government’s claims of development under a ‘double-engine government’, members of the primitive Juang tribal community in Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s home district of Kendujhar continue to migrate in search of livelihood due...