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Tensa: An arrested opium cultivator escaped police custody in Sundargarh district, triggering questions over security lapses. Police and Excise officials Saturday destroyed opium plants worth more than Rs 30 lakh in the Punthi Pokhari area near Kalta panchayat under Koida police limits. Two persons, Balaram...

Purushottampur: A small child’s handwritten letter found inside the donation box (hundi) of the Tara Tarini shrine in Ganjam district has moved many. The letter was discovered Saturday when the temple’s hundi was opened in the presence of police and revenue officials. The process was...

Bhadrak: A woman and her sister were allegedly assaulted by the family of their son-in-law for opposing their daughter’s love marriage in Bhadrak district. The clash between the families left at least four people injured. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon in Gopalbindha village under Sabarang...

Rourkela: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has crossed a major research milestone with 101 patents granted so far, reflecting a sharp rise in innovation output and intellectual property creation. The institute has fi led 230 patents to date, including 218 national and 12 international...

Angul: True leadership is not born in comfort but forged in struggle, said Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday while addressing a public gathering at Pabitranagar, Kaniha block in Angul. The governor was speaking at the inauguration of a statue and a museum dedicated to freedom...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s rich spiritual and cultural heritage takes centre stage in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s (IRCTC) newly launched rail-based tourism circuit, ‘Divine East Temple Tour’, which connects some of eastern India’s most revered pilgrimage destinations. The 10- day journey aboard the Bharat Gaurav...

Bhubaneswar: Strengthening its campaign against child marriage, Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy Sunday flagged off the ‘Bal Vivah Mukti Rath’ from the Capital city along with Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) Chairperson Babita Patra. The Rath, carrying strong awareness messages...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push towards wildlife conservation, the state government organised a high-level workshop on human-wildlife conflict mitigation at the state Convention Centre, Lok Seva Bhawan, recently. Presiding over the session via video conference, Forest Environment and Climate Change (FE&CC) Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia...

Bhubaneswar: The concluding evening at the 22nd Dhauli–Kalinga Mahotsav unfolded as a magnificent celebration of India’s rich artistic heritage, seamlessly blending classical, folk, contemporary and martial traditions. Organised by the department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture, and Orissa Dance Academy, in association with Art...

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to promote, preserve, and showcase traditional tribal art forms by providing a platform to experienced tribal artisans from different regions of the state, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI) recently inaugurated a 15-day live demonstration programme...