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Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought comments from the Ministry of External Affairs regarding six workers from Odisha who were held captive by their employer in Thailand, according to a statement released in Bhubaneswar Monday. The NHRC took suo motu cognisance of a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly witnessed noisy scenes for the fifth consecutive day Monday as Opposition BJD and Congress members created a ruckus over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the proceedings multiple times. As soon as the House assembled for Question...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday informed the Assembly that 2,994 rape and 7,382 molestation cases were reported in the state last year. A total of 33,021 cases of crimes against women were registered in different police stations across Odisha in 2025, CM...

Ahmedabad: India needed to take a cue from South Africa's innings, shed their ego and adapt to the conditions instead of walking out with overconfidence and throwing their bats at everything in their T20 World Cup clash, feels batting legend Sunil Gavaskar. South Africa snapped...

Bhubaneswar: The regional centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar Monday issued Yellow Warning for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds reaching 30-40 kmph at isolated places over several districts of Odisha over the next two days. Under the Day 1 forecast, valid until 8:30...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has deported 73 of the 77 Bangladeshi infiltrators residing illegally in various districts of the state, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the Assembly Monday. In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Padma Lochan Panda, Majhi said action was...

Sonepur: Sahajlatha Primary School in Khandahata panchayat under Biramaharajapur block of Odisha’s Subarnapur district is reportedly functioning with only one teacher for six classes. Guardians said the school earlier had two teachers, but one was transferred to Bolangir district a few months ago. Since then,...

Rayagada/Kalyansinghpur: An error has been identified in the new Class VII Social Science textbook for the 2025–26 academic year prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The book titled “Exploring Society: India and Beyond” reportedly misidentifies the location of the Niyamgiri...

Bhograi: An alleged attempt by West Bengal authorities to undertake road construction inside Odisha territory was foiled Sunday after local residents protested, prompting intervention by the district administration. Officials from the Revenue department of Ramnagar block in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, along with the...

Bonai: The spread of illegal poppy or opium cultivation across forests and remote areas of Sundargarh district and other parts of the state has raised concerns, with reports alleging possible involvement of unscrupulous officials. Excise offi cials Wednesday destroyed an illegal poppy plantation spread over...