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Nuapada: Diamond deposits have been discovered in Odisha’s Nuapada district, with initial findings reported from Kalamidadar, Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena informed the Assembly Thursday. He said technical, economic and other related assessments of the deposit are currently underway. The minister also said indications of...

Kendrapara: A court Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl, which led to her getting pregnant. The POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 53-year-old convict, non-payment of which would lead to the jail...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government's Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment department has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Watershed Support Service and Activities Network (WASSAN), a non-profit organisation, to revive forgotten foods and neglected crops in the state. According to an official statement, the state government...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Thursday urged the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged molestation of a girl in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district and atrocities against tribal women in the state. The BJD, in a memorandum to the NCST, expressed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Suresh Pujari Thursday informed the Assembly that 416 people have lost their lives in fire accidents across the state over the last three financial years. Property worth Rs 27.84 crore and 2,537 houses were damaged in the fire incidents during 2022-23, 2023-24...

Bhubaneswar: A school teacher in Bhubaneswar was suspended for alleged dereliction of duty while performing election-related responsibilities as a Booth Level Officer (BLO), according to a notification. Rashmi Sahoo, an assistant teacher at Government High School, Chandrasekharpur Phase-II, had been appointed as a BLO for...

New Delhi: India will host the prestigious World Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar as the international body Thursday awarded the hosting rights of the event to the country at its council meeting in Torun, Poland. The decision was taken at the World Athletics Council meeting...

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 6,578 people were killed due to lightning, drowning and snakebite in Odisha in the last two financial years, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the assembly Thursday. In a reply to a question from MLA Chakramani Kanhar, the minister said 3,439...

Kendrapara: About 30 people fell ill after consuming dalma allegedly contaminated by a poisonous snake in Pattamundai Municipality, Kendrapara district. The incident occurred in Ward No. 10, where food was prepared for around 400 people during a Bhagavata Saptaha late Wednesday night. A snake was...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned thrice Thursday as the Opposition disrupted the House proceedings, demanding state Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling's resignation over the death of 12 patients at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The House saw multiple adjournments during the day, initially till 11.30...