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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has sought the Centre's support for nominating Puri's Jagannath Rath Yatra on UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, officials said Monday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has forwarded a proposal of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to the...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar Monday afternoon on a three-day visit to Odisha during which she will attend programmes in Kataka and Ganjam districts, officials said. According to her itinerary, Murmu will arrive at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in...

Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out at a cotton factory and a cloth godown at Patrapada locality in Bhubaneswar Monday, officials said. No casualty was reported in the incident. On receiving information, fire service personnel from nearby stations rushed to the spot and launched operations to...

Chhatrapur: After the recent submergence of Podampeta village near Ganjam town, worsening coastal erosion in Ganjam district has become a growing concern, with residents fearing for the safety of their villages. The anxiety has intensified after the road leading to Aryapalli village and the local...

Bhubaneswar: The four-day official visit of Shreyasi Singh, Minister of Sports and Industry, Government of Bihar, concluded today at the Kalinga Stadium Sunday. On the final day of her visit, she held a high-level meeting with Odisha’s Minister for Sports and Youth Services, Suryabanshi Suraj....

Chhatrapur: Ganjam Cyber Crime and Economic Offences (CC&EO) police station Sunday arrested a 31-year-old man from Kandhamal district for allegedly helping defraud a widow of about Rs 60 lakh through a matrimonial website, while the prime accused remains at large, police said. The accused, identified...

Udala: A 20-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging after learning that her boyfriend had died due to a snakebite in Mayurbhanj district, police said Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday in Dimagadia village under Kochiladiha panchayat in Udala police limits. The deceased was identified as...

Surat/Sorada: A heart was transported by train for transplantation for the first time in India after the organs of a 36-year-old brain-dead man from Odisha were donated at Surat New Civil Hospital, marking the hospital’s 96th successful organ donation and giving a new lease of...

Sonpur: An octogenarian was killed while two women sustained critical injuries in two separate incidents of wall collapse under Birma Harajpur police limits in Subarnapur district Sunday afternoon. In the first incident, the 80-year-old man was killed while his wife sustained critical injuries after a...

Chhatrapur/Ganjam: An eight-year-old boy died after being swept away by a strong sea tide while playing on a beach in Ganjam district, officials and local residents said Sunday. The victim was identified as N Shiva, the younger son of N Gureya, a resident of Nua...