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Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: Para-badminton player Akash Ranjan Munda from Kalahandi district won two gold medals and a silver medal at the World Abilitysport Youth Games 2026 in Mersin, Türkiye, bringing international acclaim to the state. Munda claimed gold in the men’s singles SL3 category and the mixed...

Bhubaneswar: Four major Left parties jointly organised a protest demonstration in Bhubaneswar Monday, condemning the killing of three Indian sailors in an alleged attack by the United States military near the Strait of Hormuz. The protest was jointly staged by state units of the Communist...

Bonth: An employee of Tata Power North Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) was allegedly assaulted during a raid on an illegal electricity connection in Chandipur village under Bonth police limits in Bhadrak district Sunday. According to a complaint lodged with police, a team from TPNODL’s enforcement...

Khallikote: A woman died and her husband sustained critical burn injuries following a fire incident at Mathura village under Khallikote police limits in Ganjam district late Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Anita Pradhan, while her husband, Ramesh Pradhan, remains under treatment. According to...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Odisha State Commission for Women (SCW) Monday recorded the statement of the victim of molestation and disrobing during a mob attack on two NGO workers in Rayagada district, while the NCW has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the DGP Odisha of the...

Bhubaneswar: Identifying El Nino as a major challenge before the state, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday suggested adopting a "whole of government approach" to tackle its possible impact on agriculture. He directed the agriculture department to prepare a contingency plan to face the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Monday suspended a police inspector posted in Nayagarh district for dereliction of duty. In the interest of public service, Sujit Kumar Das, ex-inspector in-charge of Sarankul police station in Nayagarh district, has been placed under suspension with immediate effect,...

Bhubaneswar: Following a tribal man in Odisha carrying the skeleton of his sister to a bank as proof of her death to withdraw money from her savings account, the concerned bank branch manager was suspended and a directive issued to all 28 regional rural banks...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday chaired the State-Level Natural Calamity Committee (SLNCC) meeting and emphasised the need to maintain state’s globally recognised disaster management system while reinforcing the state’s commitment to achieving ‘Zero Casualty’ during natural disasters. In a major decision, the state...

Aul: Hundreds of farmers staged protest outside the Aul branch of the Cuttack Central Cooperative Bank Monday, alleging large-scale corruption, fraudulent loan transactions and denial of agricultural credit. The protesters claimed that middlemen, in collusion with officials of cooperative societies and the bank, opened fake...