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Baripada: A propylene gas leak from a tanker near the Odisha–Jharkhand border Tuesday triggered panic and paralysed movement on National Highway 49, prompting the imposition of Section 144 to ensure public safety. The incident occurred near the Jio petrol pump at Jamshola in Mayurbhanj district....

Govindpali/Khairaput: Two farm labourers drowned in a swollen river in Malkangiri district Monday after being swept away by strong currents while returning from a paddy field. The deceased were identifi ed as Sampati Laba Dora, 46, and Shukri Pataka, 40, residents of Naliguda and Patakaguda...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The controversy surrounding the Combined Recruitment Examination (CRE) 2023 (IV), conducted by the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC), has deepened with the announcement of revised main exam dates. The recruitment drive — for posts like Revenue Inspector (RI), Assistant...

Keonjhar/Champua: Two scooterists were killed while another sustained critical injuries after a speeding truck hit the two-wheeler they were riding near Taduabahal in Keonjhar district Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Niranjan Mallick of Karan Sahi in Bileipada and Jagannath Mahakur of Dampur area....

Chhatrapur/Berhampur: Two ghastly murders at separate locations rocked Ganjam district Tuesday. A youth was killed and four of his kin and friends sustained critical injuries in an organised attack at Goba village under Chhatrapur police limits, while a jilted lover killed his girlfriend by slitting...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 363 graduate students have been admitted to IIM Sambalpur for MBA courses for the academic year 2025-27, an official said Tuesday. In the latest admissions cycle for the academic year (2025-2027), the IIM has reported a slight increase of 5 per...

Bhubaneswar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would visit Odisha July 11 to address a public meeting here, OPCC president Bhakta Charan Das said Tuesday. Das said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal would accompany Gandhi. The top Congress leaders...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Tuesday arrested a senior officer after detecting in his possession assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said. "Dayanidhi Bagh, joint director, Soil Conservation & Watershed Development, Bhubaneswar, has been placed under arrest by Odisha Vigilance for possession of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday asked major private banks to extend more credit to poor people of the state under various welfare schemes. Majhi said this while meeting representatives of ICICI, Axis and HDFC Banks and suggested that they should provide more...

Puri: Following the death of three devotees in a stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in Puri, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday reached the pilgrim town to review the arrangements made for the upcoming rituals related to Rath Yatra. Majhi is scheduled to meet...