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Sambalpur: A fresh bomb threat has been issued to the District Judge’s court in Sambalpur, prompting an extensive security response, officials said Thursday. The threat was received via an email sent to the court registrar, following which police swung into action. Bomb disposal squads, along...

Bargarh/Sohela: Minors are increasingly taking to crimes and joining hands with history-sheeters as police seized 20.7 kg of ganja during smuggling and arrested seven persons, including a minor, during a raid here Thursday. The accused were identified as Gobinda alias Sana Negi of Bolangir, Chandrasekhar...

SASHIKANTA MANSINGH, OP I n the quiet, undulating landscape of Khurda district, the hill shrine of Maa Ramachandi at Gadamanitri stands as a place where faith is shaped as much by nature as by narrative. Located around 22 km from Khurda town, the shrine remains...

Bhubaneswar: The Special Crime Unit (SCU) of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police has seized two semiautomatic pistols along with 10 rounds of live ammunition and arrested the prime accused in the City, police said Thursday. The accused was identified as Amaresh Rout alias Kanha, 28, of Sundarapada...

Bhubaneswar: As per the Odisha Fire Service Act, strict guidelines have been laid down for exhibitions and temporary structures to ensure fire safety and public security. Organisers are required to inform the local fire station in advance about the venue, size and capacity of the...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Anu Garg chaired a high-level preparatory meeting, Thursday, to review arrangements for the 78th Capital Foundation Day of Bhubaneswar and ensure the two-day celebration (April 13 and 14) is held with grandeur and wide public participation. Garg directed all departments and associated...

Manoj Nayak is the founder of Kalinga Biomedical, an enterprise rooted in his deep technical expertise. Born in Sartarpur, Bhadrak, he attended Chinmay Vidyalaya, Rourkela, before pursuing a Diploma in Biotech at UCPES, Berhampur. He furthered his specialisation with a B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering from...

Bhubaneswar: With self-enumeration under Census 2027 commencing in Odisha, the state government Thursday evening issued an order to all departments not to transfer officials engaged in the exercise till it is completed. The online self-enumeration exercise commenced April 1. Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster...

Bhubaneswar: Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib Thursday alleged that people are facing an LPG crisis due to the faulty foreign policy of the Centre. Addressing a 'Yuvakranti Samavesh' organised by the Odisha unit of Youth Congress, Chib claimed that despite assurances by the Union...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday directed district collectors to introduce morning classes in schools with immediate effect as temperatures touched 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the state. In a letter, the School and Mass Education Department said class timings in all government, aided and...