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Bhanjanagar: A 35-year-old man committed suicide after allegedly failing to repay multiple loans taken from self-help groups and a finance company in Ganjam district, police said. The deceased was identified as Akshaya Mallick of Chhedabhumi village under Bhanjanagar police limits. He is survived by his...

Bhabanipatana: A gharial weighing about 100 kilograms was rescued from a canal in Kalahandi district Monday, forest officials said. The reptile was spotted at Bhalubutura village under Kalampur block and was rescued by a forest department team led by South Kalahandi Divisional Forest Officer R...

Lanjigada: Police in Kalahandi’s Bijepur area are investigating an alleged abduction of a 15-year-old schoolgirl by a 28-year-old man from her village at Pajibahali. The girl, Purnima Harijan, a Class X student at Bengaon High School and daughter of Kapil Harijan of the village, went...

Bhubaneswar: Anticipating a massive influx of devotees during this year’s Rath Yatra in Puri, the Health department has put in place extensive medical arrangements to ensure prompt emergency healthcare services. As part of the preparedness, the department has established a comprehensive emergency response system at...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has directed Revenue officials to strengthen the protection, management and maintenance of land records of properties belonging to Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, Bije Puri. Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Department Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Padhee has written to the Board of Revenue,...

Bhubaneswar: Panic gripped district court complexes in Baleshwar, Anugola and Sambalpur Monday after bomb threat emails were received, prompting immediate evacuation and extensive searches by police and bomb disposal squads. In Baleshwar, a bomb threat email, reportedly written in a South Indian language, was received...

Bhubaneswar: Tikhiri Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Chameli Ojha was admitted to Capital Hospital Monday after her health deteriorated during an indefinite hunger strike at Lower PMG, where she was demanding action against Mahakalapada Block Development Officer (BDO) Rabinarayan Acharya and Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Manas Mallik. Ojha alleged...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push to strengthen the state’s public healthcare system, the Health and Family Welfare Department has initiated the recruitment of 1,726 technical healthcare personnel to enhance the quality and accessibility of medical services across the state. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has made significant progress under the 100-Day TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan 2.0, screening over 5.18 lakh people and organising 4,470 tuberculosis (TB) screening camps across the state as part of the Centre’s intensified campaign to eliminate the disease. The nationwide campaign, launched March...

Bhubaneswar: Following the detection of fresh Covid-19 cases and two related deaths in Andhra Pradesh, the Odisha government has stepped up surveillance, particularly in districts bordering the neighbouring state, a senior official said Monday. Public Health Director Rabindranath Mishra said tests are being conducted at...