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Bhubaneswar: Two athletes from Odisha, Astik Pradhan and Sabita Toppo, are set to represent India at the Asian Under-23 Athletics Championships 2026, scheduled to be held in Ordos, China, from July 9 to 12. Astik Pradhan will compete in the men's 400m event and the...

Jharsuguda: Police have cracked the murder of a 39-year-old man from neighbouring Jharkhand whose body was found near Muchbahal Medical Road under Belpahad police limits in Jharsuguda district, arresting two men and detaining a juvenile, officials said Sunday. Addressing a press conference at the Jharsuguda...

Rayagada: The death of a migrant worker in Tamil Nadu has intensified concerns over the safety of thousands of labourers from Rayagada district working in southern India, with the latest case marking the third such fatality involving the district’s migrant workers in just 35 days....

Balangir: A 65-year-old man was killed, and his wife was seriously injured after a mud wall of their house collapsed following incessant rain in Balangir district Sunday. The deceased was identified as Gandaram Kumbhar, while his wife, Laxmi Kumbhar, 62, was admitted to Bhima Bhoi...

Hatadihi: A 55-year-old man, who was out on bail after serving time in prison for murder, was allegedly hacked to death while he was sleeping outside a relative’s house in Kendujhar district, police said Sunday. The incident took place on the night of July 3...

Mahakalapada: The egg-laying season of saltwater crocodiles has begun across the rivulets and creeks of the Mahanadi delta in the coastal area of Mahakalapada block in Kendrapada district, prompting the Forest Department to restrict public entry into these water bodies. As crocodiles become highly aggressive...

Bhubaneswar: The first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha witnessed an overwhelming response, with 3,13,87,034 electors—93.97 per cent of the state’s 3,33,99,591 registered voters—submitting their Enumeration Forms, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Odisha RS Gopalan said. With the publication of...

Bhubaneswar: School and Mass Education (S&ME) department Commission er-cum-Secretary N Thirumala Naik visited several examination centres in Kataka Sunday to review the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) examination, conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE). The examination was held across all 30 districts in...

Puri: Heritage and cultural organisation Puri Parampara Suraksya Mancha has appealed to devotees and authorities to address what it describes as sensitive issues related to dance performances during Lord Jagannath’s annual Rath Yatra. The organisation has launched a campaign seeking permanent reforms to preserve the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Parents’ Federation (OPF) Sunday constituted a high-level committee to examine alleged errors and irregularities in the newly published SCERT textbooks for the 2026 27 academic session and recommend corrective measures. The decision was taken at a consultation meeting held at Gita Govinda...