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Baripada: Seventy-three-year-old veteran Santali litterateur Charan Hembram Sunday said he was happy that the government has nominated him for the Padma Shri award, recognising his three-decade contribution for promotion of Santali language. Along with Hembram, three other distinguished individuals from Odisha - eminent educationist Mahendra...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Election Commissioner (SEC) Madhusudan Padhi Sunday said that the three-tier panchayat elections will be held on time. Speaking to reporters in Bhubaneswar on the sidelines of an event organised to observe the National Voters' Day, Padhi said, "The Panchayat elections will be...

Bhubaneswar: A man, his wife and daughter were allegedly killed by some family members over a land dispute in Odisha's Keonjhar district Sunday, a police officer said. The incident took place at Nialijharan village under Ghasipura police limits. The deceased man has been identified by...

Guwahati: Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav slammed strong fifties to power India to an eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the third T20I and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series in Guwahati Sunday. Opting to field, Jasprit Bumrah (3/17) was the most...

Bhubaneswar: Ranchi Royals registered a sensational 3-2 win over Hyderabad Toofans in Qualifier 2 to enter the men's Hockey India League final here on Sunday. Royals will face Vedanta Kalinga Lancers in the title clash on Monday. It was a hat-trick of goals by Tom...

Kendrapara: Odisha Forest department officials have arrested 16 fishermen near Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district for illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone, an officer said Sunday. The fishing trawl, used by the intruders for fishing along the prohibited sanctuary area, was seized by...

Bhubaneswar: On the eve of the 77th Republic Day celebrations, the Union government Sunday announced the coveted Padma Awards for 2026. Among the awardees, four eminent personalities from Odisha have been conferred the Padma Shri, marking a moment of great pride for the state. According...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday listened to the 130th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme along with school students and local residents at the government-run Raj Bhavan Upper Primary School in Bhubaneswar. While listening to the programme...

Sambalpur: A patient was seen being pushed on a stretcher along a busy road after "no ambulance was available" at the Kuchinda sub-divisional hospital in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, triggering public outrage. After the video circulated online, the state health minister Mukesh Mahaling asked officials to...

Sambalpur/Cuttack: A 75-year-old man from Odisha’s Sambalpur, Babu Lohar, pedalled 300 km by rickshaw to get his paralysed wife life-saving treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Lohar began the journey after his wife Jyoti suffered a paralytic stroke in November last year...