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Balasore: Two crew members of a mechanised boat died Monday after allegedly inhaling toxic fumes while unloading fish at a jetty near Chandipur beach in Balasore district, police said. The incident occurred at Naupalgadi fishing jetty at Balaramgadi. The deceased were identified as Pravakar Mallick...

Bhubaneswar: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, Monday released the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2026 notification. The OTET is scheduled to be conducted May 29 in two shifts – Paper 1 (for Primary level) from 9 am to 11:30 am and Paper II...

Puri: Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Monday said elaborate arrangements, including videography, photography and 3D mapping, have been made for the inventory of Puri Srimandir’s Ratna Bhandar, scheduled to begin March 25 after a gap of 48 years. He said the use of technology is aimed...

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has asked the Forest, Environment and Climate Change department of the state to take necessary action and subsequently submit an action taken report (ATR) regarding the alleged proposal to fell more than 2,000 full-grown trees...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Hundreds of roadside eateries and small restaurants in Odisha have been forced to cut down their menus, increase prices and in several cases switch to coal and firewood amid a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders. Prasant Kumar Bhatt, manager of a vegetarian restaurant in...

Phulbani: Padma Shri awardee and tribal spiritual leader Purnamasi Jani has been hospitalised at the district headquarters hospital. She was initially admitted to Khajuripada Community Health Centre after feeling unwell Sunday morning and was later shifted to Phulbani District Headquarters Hospital as her condition worsened....

Bhubaneswar: Around 15 Maoists are active in the areas along the borders of Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Rayagada districts in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the state Assembly Monday. As per the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme of the central government, at present, only...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has so far deported 75 out of the 77 Bangladeshi infiltrators, who were identified in different parts of the state between June 2024 and February 2026, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Monday. In a written reply to a question from...

Bhubaneswar: Proceedings in the Odisha Assembly were disrupted for the fifth consecutive day Monday as the Opposition BJD and Congress demanded the resignation of Health minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in the fire at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack...

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed the schedule for the IPL Fan Parks 2026 during the first three weekends, coinciding with the start of the Indian Premier League 2026. Building on its dedication to expanding the IPL experience beyond...