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Tikiri/Rayagada: A minor girl consumed toxic wild fruit to end life after she was allegedly abducted and raped in the Bhalumaska area of Kashipur block in Rayagada district, police said Thursday. The incident occurred when she had gone to a nearby jungle to collect wild...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg Thursday chaired the second meeting of Proactive Governance Action for Effective Resolution and Advancing Social Sector (PRAYAS), reviewing the performance of key departments to improve outcomes in health, education, nutrition and social welfare. Held at Lok Seva Bhawan, the meeting...

Bhubaneswar: State Election Commission (SEC) has intensified preparations for the 2027 Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) and Urban Local Body (ULB) elections by convening a high-level review meeting with all District Collectors July 21. According to an official communication, the meeting will be held via videoconference...

Bhubaneswar: Global star Priyanka Chopra Jonas has unveiled the trailer of The Cycle of Love, an inspiring documentary that chronicles the remarkable real-life love story of Odisha-born artist Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia, who cycled nearly 6,000 miles from India to Sweden to reunite with the woman...

Bhubaneswar: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has rejected the plea of Puri's Jagannath temple to "reconsider" holding Rath Yatra and other Jagannath festivals on random dates across the globe, and said it "respectfully bows out of the discussion once and for all". An...

Bristol: India skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat against England in the fourth T20I Thursday. India made two injury-forced changes, replacing Varun Chakaravarthy and Harshit Rana with Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna. England also made one change with Rehan Ahmed coming...

Dabugaon: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy under these police limits in Nabarangpur district, police said Thursday. Police detained the minor boy in this connection and sent him to a Bal Sudhar Gruha (correction facility) in Bhabanipatana after he was produced...

Brahmapur: A man was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday for allegedly killing a 60-year-old man over the non-payment of dues for the blood he donated to the victim's daughter, police said. The incident took place in Gopalpur area Wednesday. The accused has been identified...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Thursday raised serious concerns over the alleged non-payment of financial assistance to more than 50,000 children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic since March this year. In a press statement, the regional party condemned the state government over the...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan Thursday said science must not only generate knowledge but also guide policy and ensure sustainability, with the world facing unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges in the present times. Addressing the 15th graduation ceremony of the National Institute of Science...