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Basudevpur: Two youths were killed and another seriously injured after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a road divider and an electricity pole near MLA Colony Square in Bhadrak district, Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Gobinda Biswal and Kahnucharan Nayak, both from...

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite the City’s rapid transformation, Bhubaneswar’s traditional market culture remains vibrant. Amid high-rises, wider roads and sprawling shopping complexes, the City’s haats and bazaars continue to draw crowds from morning till night, with vendors’ calls and constant bargaining keeping them bustling....

KARTIK SAHU, OP Kataka: The Kataka district administration will introduce a single-window system to facilitate the speedy issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) and other necessary permissions to Durga Puja committees ahead of the festival. The Kataka Sadar Sub-Collector has been designated as the nodal...

Bhubaneswar: A new initiative aimed at providing school students with hands-on, field-based vocational learning in agriculture and allied sectors was formally launched Saturday through a collaborative partnership between the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) and the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). An...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 62,487 cases were settled during the third National Lok Adalat of the year, organised by the Khordha District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) at judicial court premises across the district Saturday. A total of 83,061 cases were taken up, of which 62,487...

Jakarta: Indonesia is working with the authorities in India to expedite the repatriation of five baby orangutans who were found in an Odisha forest, suspected to be victims of transnational wildlife trafficking, according to a local media report. The cubs, three males and two females...

Bhubaneswar: Infocity police arrested three persons for allegedly assaulting a delivery worker in the Infocity area, officials said Saturday. The arrested accused were identified as Sidhanta Ranasingh, 26, of Nirakarpur, Soumyaranjan Das, 24, and Utkal Gochhi, 21, both from the Badamba area. Police is searching...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has set aside a Medical Assessment Board’s report denying disability status to a NEET candidate suffering from Thalassemia Trait and directed the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) to constitute a fresh board to assess her disability percentage within...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a disturbing rise in wasting and underweight among children below five years, despite an overall improvement in stunting, according to the NFHS-5 and NFHS-6 comparison. The proportion of under-five children suffering from wasting rose from 18.1 per cent in NFHS-5 to...

Bhubaneswar: Kharvel Nagar police arrested two youths for allegedly attacking a journalist and an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) near Rabindra Mandap in the City, officials said Saturday. The arrested accused were identified as Sipun Padhy, 24, and Ajay Jena, 24. According to police, the incident...