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Aali: A woman allegedly killed her husband by stepping on his neck while he was sleeping in an intoxicated state at Malapatana village under Aali police limits in Kendrapada district Wednesday night. The accused has been identified as Manorama Sahu, 38, and the victim as...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) over the alleged violation of waste management and environmental norms in the construction of a Micro Composting Centre (MCC) at Bharatpur. The tribunal has directed the Odisha...

Jajpur/Vyasanagar: Pre-election violence was reported at Vyasanagar Autonomous College (VN College) in Jajpur district after seven bombs were hurled at two separate locations, in front of the principal’s residence and at a hostel late Wednesday night. Six of the bombs exploded, while an unexploded bomb...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway has loaded 120.76 million tonnes (MT) of freight up to September 2026, compared to 116.78 MT during the corresponding period of 2025-26, registering a growth of 3.4 per cent, an official said Thursday. Among the three divisions of the ECoR,...

Tirtol: A man and his son were killed, and two others injured in a massive firecracker explosion at a house in Mahilo haat under Tirtol police limits in Jagatsinghpur district Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as Manoranjan Swain and his son Soumya Ranjan...

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon began withdrawing from Odisha Thursday, with the process so far covering parts of six districts, the IMD said. The monsoon has withdrawn from most parts of Baragada and some parts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Balangir, Nuapada and Nabarangpur districts, it said. The...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket Thursday appointed Kusal Mendis as the new Test captain after Dhananjaya de Silva stepped down from his position with immediate effect. The two-match Test series in Pakistan next month will be Mendis' first stint as captain, who is already leading the...

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was affected in several districts of Odisha Thursday as supporters of INDIA bloc parties held demonstrations and blocked roads as part of a 12-hour bandh to protest against a new mining law, "errors" in school textbooks and the alleged irregularities in the...

Paradip: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Thursday conducted the 12th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2026) off the Odisha coast, demonstrating coordinated response capabilities for large-scale rescue operations at sea. Held for the first time off the Odisha coast under the aegis of the...

Nuapada: A married couple was killed after an unidentified truck allegedly hit them on National Highway 353 near Tikhali Chhak in Khariar block early Thursday, following which locals blocked the highway demanding compensation for the victims' family. According to local sources, the deceased were identified...