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Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Tuesday sought clarification from Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his family's link with Vikas Foundation Trust that allegedly purchased properties in the US. Several BJP leaders, however, rejected the allegations, asserting that it was part of a vilification campaign targeting...

Thuamul Rampur: Kalahandi has become the centre of attention over massive industrialisation moves, official mining notifications, and growing tribal resistance for land rights. According to the State Department of Steel and Mines’ May 29 notification, the e-auction for the mining lease of the Karlapat Bauxite...

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Forest department suspended a forester, a day after exhumation of the carcass of a wild elephant from a farm in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, officials said Tuesday. A 'makhana' (a male elephant without tusk) was allegedly electrocuted to death, and its body was secretly buried...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday announced an increase in cost for nutritional support for severely underweight children from Rs 14 to Rs 18 per day. Parida, who heads the Women and Child Development Department, also announced an enhancement in breakfast allocations for...

Thuamul Rampur: A heart-wrenching incident unfolded in Kalahandi Monday when a private Bolero driver allegedly abandoned the body of a deceased patient, along with his elderly wife and relatives, in a lonely forest near Tentulipadar Chhak on the Thuamul Rampur–Bhawanipatna road, leaving the grieving family...

Bhubaneswar/Rairangpur: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Odisha government's second anniversary celebrations at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district June 20, according to a statement. A grand public meeting will be organised in Rairangpur, the hometown of President Murmu, to mark the...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday constituted a fact-finding team to inquire into the tragic death of a 32-year-old physically disabled person due to alleged custodial torture at the Kabisuryanagar police station in Odisha's Ganjam district. As per a press statement issued by...

Baripada: Tigress Zeenat, translocated from Maharashtra in 2024, has given birth to four cubs in Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve, Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia said Tuesday. The tigress delivered the cubs around 20 days ago, and both the mother and cubs are healthy, he said....

Bhubaneswar: Private bus fares in Odisha were revised upward Tuesday following an increase in diesel prices, the State Transport Authority (STA) said. The revised rates increase fares for all categories of private buses operating in the state. The fare for ordinary buses has been raised...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by rain and gusty winds are likely to affect several parts of Odisha over the next two days, with the Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an Orange warning for Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar districts. The weather office has forecast...