Brajarajnagar: A 26-year-old man was killed and two others were seriously injured after a wall of a house collapsed under Brajarajnagar municipality limits of Jharsuguda district Friday night. The deceased was identified as Abhaya Bhumik of Abhaypur Mundapada. His wife Anu Munda, and their neighbour...
Baleshwar/Bhadrak: Three people were electrocuted in separate incidents in Baleshwar and Bhadrak districts after coming into contact with live electric wires laid on paddy fields to keep away stray cattle. In Baleshwar’s Simulia area, Babuli Das, 52, had allegedly connected a live wire around his...
Bhanjanagar: Four suspected criminals were arrested after they threatened police personnel with a pistol while attempting to flee a vehicle check in Ganjam district, police said Saturday. The accused were identified as Bhola Nahak, Bhagirathi Gouda, Belarsen Swain and Bansidhar Bisoyi. Police said they have...
Udala: An accused person was allegedly cuffed by the leg to a chair inside Sarat police station in Mayurbhanj district, triggering questions over the treatment of detainees in police custody. According to reports, police restrained the accused by fastening one end of a pair of...
Baleshwar: Investigation was underway into the death of a 34-year-old engineer in Odisha's Baleshwar district after his family alleged that he was murdered by his wife with the help of her lover, police said Saturday. The deceased, Rashmiranjan Sethi, a native of Jagatsinghpur district, was...
Bhubaneswar: Lahari, the acclaimed 2025 Odia feature film directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya, has won the Best Odia Feature Film award at the 72nd National Film Awards, the winners of which were announced by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Saturday. Produced by Jhilik Bhattacharjee, Lahari...
Puri: Amid chanting of 'Jai Jagannath' and 'Haribol', lakhs of devotees Saturday evening witnessed a ritual in which the sibling Deities enter the Gundicha temple as part of the Rath Yatra festival in this rain-affected pilgrim town of Odisha. The ceremonial "Pahandi" or the procession...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday asked the newly appointed members of the Special Development Councils (SDCs) to ensure that welfare measures reach the last person in society. Addressing the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of 23 SDCs, CM Majhi said the councils have a...
London: Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey Saturday replaced injured Washington Sundar in India's squad ahead of the third and final ODI against England at Lord's. The series is now levelled at 1-1, and India eye a victory Sunday to atone for their 0-4 defeat in the...
Bhubaneswar: Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling Saturday announced that cancer treatment will now be covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. He said 121 treatment packages have been included under the Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana (GJAY), covering various cancer treatments. The Odisha government will bear the cost...
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