Kuchinda: A 3-year-old boy died after a mud wall collapsed on him under Gobindpur police limits in Sambalpur district Sunday, police said. The victim was identified as Rajbir Karsel, son of Bibek Karsel of Gahmapali village under Pokhrasalhe panchayat in Kolabira block of Jharsuguda district....
Hatadihi/Kendujhar/Chhenapadi: A 16-year-old girl gave birth to a girl child at the district headquarters hospital (DHH) in Kendujhar district, police said Sunday. Nandipada police registered a case (331/2026) based on a report from doctors and launched an investigation. The girl was initially admitted to the...
Rajnagar: The last remaining portion of the Maa Panchubarahi Temple on the coast of the Bay of Bengal at sea-erosion-hit Satabhaya in Kendrapada district was destroyed and swept away by high tides Sunday, leaving no visible remains of the historic temple. The temple had stood...
Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to investigate allegations of illegal and unscientific extraction of laterite stone from the Olasingh Laterite Stone Quarry-C in Khordha district. The committee comprises representatives of the Integrated Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment,...
Bhubaneswar: From rooftops and balconies to small patches of land, Bhubaneswar’s growing community of urban farmers came together Sunday to mark World Kitchen Garden Day, making a strong pitch for chemical-free food, nutritional security and sustainable urban living. Organised by the Kitchen Gardener’s Association (KGA),...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has stepped up efforts to combat malnutrition and strengthen early childhood care, with the state government focusing on upgrading Anganwadi infrastructure, completing unfinished centres and expanding digital monitoring under the Odisha Nutrition Mission (ONM). The strategy was discussed at a high-level meeting on...
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Excise Mobile Unit, in coordination with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), arrested two Uttar Pradesh residents and seized 30.220 kg of ganja during a narcotics check at Bhubaneswar Railway Station Sunday. The arrested persons were identified as Ajab Singh, 29, and Upendra...
Bhubaneswar: Chandrasekharpur police have cracked two house theft cases with the arrest of a domestic help and recovery of stolen gold and silver ornaments, valuables and cash, officials said Sunday. The cases were registered following complaints from residents of Housing Board Colony and Kanan Vihar...
Chennai/Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Tamil Nadu police have arrested the primary suspects, an Odia woman and her husband, behind the gruesome murder and dismemberment of a 38-year-old woman whose body parts were discovered inside a suitcase aboard a train earlier this month. The...
Jajpur: A fresh flood threat has emerged in Odisha’s Jajpur district as the Baitarani River continues to rise, triggering concern among residents of Dasarathpur block, which has already endured prolonged flooding this season. At around noon Sunday, the river’s water level at Akhuapada reached 17.82...
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