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Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Suresh Pujari Thursday informed the Assembly that 416 people have lost their lives in fire accidents across the state over the last three financial years. Property worth Rs 27.84 crore and 2,537 houses were damaged in the fire incidents during 2022-23, 2023-24...

Bhubaneswar: A school teacher in Bhubaneswar was suspended for alleged dereliction of duty while performing election-related responsibilities as a Booth Level Officer (BLO), according to a notification. Rashmi Sahoo, an assistant teacher at Government High School, Chandrasekharpur Phase-II, had been appointed as a BLO for...

New Delhi: India will host the prestigious World Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as the international body Thursday awarded the hosting rights of the event to the country at its council meeting in Torun, Poland. The decision was taken at the World Athletics Council meeting...

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 6,578 people were killed due to lightning, drowning and snakebite in Odisha in the last two financial years, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the assembly Thursday. In a reply to a question from MLA Chakramani Kanhar, the minister said 3,439...

Kendrapara: About 30 people fell ill after consuming dalma allegedly contaminated by a poisonous snake in Pattamundai Municipality, Kendrapara district. The incident occurred in Ward No. 10, where food was prepared for around 400 people during a Bhagavata Saptaha late Wednesday night. A snake was...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned thrice Thursday as the Opposition disrupted the House proceedings, demanding state Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling's resignation over the death of 12 patients at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The House saw multiple adjournments during the day, initially till 11.30...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Thursday arrested the prime accused and his wife in a ₹5.56 crore government fund embezzlement case. "Main accused in Rs 5.56 Crore misappropriation, Pradip Kr Mohanty, Retd Headmaster, re-engaged at BEO Office post retirement, along with his wife Gitarani Mohanty, who were...

Bargarh: 'Basantika Navaratra' festival began at the temple of Maa Samaleswari in Bargarh Thursday, coinciding with 'Chaitra Amavasya'. On the first day, devotees offered prayers and lit an akhand dipa (Eternal Flame) as part of traditional rituals. The deity was adorned in the form of...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress Wednesday submitted a formal petition to the Assembly Speaker seeking the disqualification of two of its MLAs under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, also known as the anti-defection law, for allegedly cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha biennial...

Kesinga: Kalahandi MP Malvika Devi has raised an 18-point charter of demands in Lok Sabha, seeking major railway infrastructure revamp across Kalahandi and neighbouring districts. Speaking in the Lower House Tuesday, Devi called for new rail projects benefiting Kalahandi, Nuapada, Nabarangpur and Bolangir districts. Among...