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Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Railway Station is undergoing a major modernisation drive aimed at transforming it into a world-class transport hub with airport-like passenger facilities. The redevelopment project seeks to enhance convenience, comfort and safety for the lakhs of commuters using the station daily. The upgraded facility...

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Opposition BJD in Odisha has suspended former Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal and her husband, ex-Dhamnagar MLA Muktikanta Mandal, for alleged anti-party activities. "Manjulata Mandal, state council member, BJD and Muktikanta Mandal, member BJD, Bhadrak district, are hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal with immediate...

Keonjhar/Anandapur/Hatadihi: An irate mob registering protest against alleged sexual torture and impregnation of a physically challenged minor girl allegedly vandalised a church in a remote village in Keonjhar district Monday, police said. The attack on the church took place early Monday morning at Murgagotha village...

Lakhanpur: A discrepancy in the ongoing house-listing exercise for the 2027 Census has raised concerns in Jharsuguda district, where parts of a village are reportedly being shown under neighbouring Chhattisgarh in geo-tagging records. The Centre has initiated the first phase of house-listing and self-enumeration from...

Deogarh: Evidence of a Middle Paleolithic human settlement has been discovered for the first time in Deogarh district, researchers said Monday. A joint team from the postgraduate (PG) department of History at Government Autonomous College in Sundargarh and the Archaeological Survey of India’s Puri Circle...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing displeasure over inaction to stop illegal activities along Mahanadi riverbed and floodplain in Cuttack, the NGT has constituted a joint committee to examine the matter and submit a report within 15 days. The order was issued by the NGT, Principal Bench, while hearing...

Kabisuryanagar: A minor boy was seriously injured and another sustained minor injuries after a crude bomb, which they mistook for a ball, exploded during their play at Khajapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district, police said Monday. The incident occurred while children were...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings shared a point apiece after their Indian Premier League match was called off due to incessant rain and the subsequent wet outfield Monday. The home side's skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bat, but his...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Sasmit Patra, a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and Rajya Sabha MP, Monday wrote to Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal, seeking his immediate intervention to ensure that the proposed Metro Rail project, initiated during the previous government, is...

Berhampur: Odisha government-run Berhampur University Monday signed an MoU with National Library, Kolkata, for promotion of collaborative research in areas of mutual interest. The MoU was signed between Sachidanand Nayak, registrar of the university and Partha Sarathi Das of the National Library, officials said. The...