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Pattamundai: Amid ongoing political instability and violence in Bangladesh, especially with the leadership of Muhammad Yunus taking steps against India while strengthening ties with Pakistan, there is a growing concern back in Odisha that Bangladeshi immigrants are fuelling unrest in the coastal areas of the...

Patana: A woman succumbed to the burn injuries she had sustained while preparing a torch to drive away elephants at Jhatipada Sahi in Guludipasi village under Patana block in Keonjhar district, Friday night. The deceased was identified as Jhuli Barik, 36, wife of Sankhali Barik....

Rajesh Mohanty, OP Rourkela: The three key public institutions -- Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC), Rourkela Smart City Limited, and Rourkela Development Authority (RDA) -- are going to execute several development projects worth around Rs105 crore in and around the Steel City. This was revealed by...

Jajpur: Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch Sunday began investigating the day-light robbery of a gold jewellery shop in Jajpur district, in which two persons were shot dead by a gang of robbers, an officer said. The STF team members visited the spot...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Sunday raised concerns over the Centre's move to delink the Waltair division from the East Coast Railway zone, claiming that the "unilateral" decision would result in "severe economic repercussions for Odisha". The party questioned the alleged silence of the state's BJP...

Debadurllav Harichandan, OP Bhubaneswar: Despite being a power-surplus state for the past four years, a total of 2,182 schools, including 1,672 government schools, in Odisha reeled under darkness in 2023-24, according to Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+) Survey 2023-24 released by the Ministry...

Jharsuguda: In a major security lapse, a drone deployed by the administration to take photographs of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi accidentally crashed on the ground close to him during his visit to Jharsuguda district, an official said Sunday. The incident, which took place...

Astaranga(Puri): National Bird Day was observed at the Devi river mouth in Odisha's Puri district with a community-driven event aimed at promoting bird conservation. Organised jointly by the Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan (OPSA) Trust, Govind Tripathy Smruti Parishad, and the All Odisha OSWAN Engineering Association’s...

Bhubaneswar: Sneha, a Spanish citizen, has returned to Odisha's Bhubaneswar in search of her biological mother, who had abandoned her and her brother 20 years ago. However, 21-year-old Sneha is running out of time as she has to return to Spain Monday for her educational...

Bhubaneswar: An investigation was started after a drone was spotted over the revered Jagannath temple in Puri in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The drone was spotted over the temple around 4:10 am and it kept hovering for nearly half an hour, raising...