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Bhubaneswar: Members of the Save Sainik School and Remove Garbage Dump Campaign Tuesday staged an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) office, demanding compensation for people affected by the illegal and toxic garbage dump yard at Gadakana. The campaign had...

Bhubaneswar: Two youths were arrested after an RPF squad canine detected 13 kg of ganja in their bags at Bhubaneswar railway station Tuesday morning, police said. The accused have been identified as Sahazad Gujjar (24) and Moshin Gujjar (20), both residents of Haryana. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The three-day National Level Competition Samriddhi 2025–26 on Art-Integrated Pedagogy was inaugurated at the Regional Institute of Education (RIE), NCERT, Bhubaneswar Tuesday. The programme will continue until January 29. The event was inaugurated by Amarendra Prasad Behera, Joint Director, CIET, NCERT, New Delhi, with...

Bhubaneswar: As part of a special enforcement and awareness drive, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and its SHINE team conducted an extensive inspection of food stalls at the ongoing Khandagiri Mela Tuesday to ensure food safety and hygiene standards. During the drive, officials inspected 70...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida inaugurated the Panchatatwa Park and laid the foundation stone for the Subhadra Resource Centre at State Institute for Women and Children (SIWC) Tuesday. On the occasion, Parida, who holds the Women and Child Development (W&CD) portfolio, also launched a...

Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of the 77th Republic Day, East Coast Railway (ECoR) marked a significant milestone in strengthening healthcare services for its employees and their families with the inauguration of advanced medical equipment worth approximately Rs 86 lakh at its Central Hospital in Mancheswar....

Puri: The Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain out of bounds for the public for over two hours February 4 in the wake of President Droupadi Murmu's scheduled visit to the shrine, a senior officer said Tuesday. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) held a preparatory...

Cuttack: The state government has withdrawn its earlier proposed “No Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC), No Fuel” policy, which was set to take effect from April 1. This was revealed by the State Transport Authority (STA) that submitted an affidavit to the Orissa High Court...

Vadodara: Delhi Capitals' left-arm spinner Shree Charani picked up 4 for 31 but Beth Mooney's half-century lifted Gujarat Giants to a competitive 174 for 9 in a Women's Premier League match Tuesday. Sent in to bat, veteran Australian keeper-batter Mooney struck a measured 58 off...

Bhadrak: A man allegedly died by suicide after his daughter was assaulted, humiliated, and publicly tortured by some villagers in Bhadrak district, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred at Chaddia in Chandabali block under Bansada police station limits Sunday. The police identified the deceased as...