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Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to host the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) for the first time, with the event scheduled to take place at Bhubaneswar's Janata Maidan from January 8 to 10. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas commemorates Mahatma Gandhi's return to India from South Africa...

Paradip: A man and his wife were killed in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district as their house collapsed after an explosion when they were making firecrackers, police said Saturday. The incident happened in Badabag village in Sadar police station area late Friday, they said. The impact of...

Baripada: A 45-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Saturday, forest officials said. The incident happened at Daddur village under Baripada Sadar police station. The deceased was identified as Madhusudan Pandey. He encountered an elephant in the paddy field...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s progress in tackling malnutrition among children is overshadowed by an alarming rise in incidents of anaemia and overweight, an analysis of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data by the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) revealed. While reductions have been observed in...

Boinda: Two minor siblings were critically injured after they were shot at in their sleep by unknown assailants at Bhangamunda village under Kishorenagar police limits in Angul district late Thursday night. The injured were identified as Prakash Mirdha, 11, and his sister Jagyanseni Mirdha, 15,...

Bhubaneswar: The 5th National Chilika Bird Festival will be organised from January 6 to 12, informed Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Friday. Addressing a press meet here, Singkhuntia said the inaugural function will be held at the Lok Seva Bhawan Convention...

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: President Droupadi Murmu, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Friday greeted people as ‘Dhanu Yatra’ commenced in Bargarh district. Bargarh MP Pradip Purohit inaugurated the annual festival in the presence of local MLA Ashwini Kumar Sarangi and other dignitaries...

Rajesh Mohanty, OP Rourkela: The Rourkela Airport Action Committee (RAAC) has launched an indefinite ‘sit-in’ demonstration in front of the airport in Rourkela demanding four key improvements. The protest, which began January 1, will continue until the committee’s demands are addressed. RAAC’s four demands include...

Nabarangpur: ‘Mo Ghara Yojana’, a housing scheme introduced during the tenure of the previous BJD government, has reportedly lost its momentum after a change of regime in the state. The scheme was no longer operational in the Nabarangpur district after the BJP government came into...

Harbhanga: The sarpanch of Banibhushanpur panchayat under Harbhanga block in Boudh district sustained critical burn injuries in an LPG cylinder explosion which claimed the life of his wife, Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Bishnupriya Meher, a teacher by profession, and the injured sarpanch...