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Tihidi: More than 70,000 quintals of paddy lie heaped in the open outside mandis across Tihidi block in Bhadrak district, with continuous rain soaking the stocks and even leading to sprouting, as delayed lifting by millers leaves farmers without payments and authorities struggling to prevent...

Bantala: A woman and her eight-year-old daughter were killed in an elephant attack while returning home after watching a Danda Nacha performance late Thursday night in Angul district. The father narrowly escaped. The incident occurred near an orchard at the entrance of Madhupur village under...

Baliapal: Thousands of fisherfolk along Odisha’s coastal belt are set to face a livelihood crisis as a two-month ban on sea fishing begins April 15. Once the ban comes into force, families dependent on daily catches will face a sudden loss of income with no...

Bhubaneswar: State Higher Education Department issued a comprehensive Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for all state public universities, government and private degree colleges, and teacher education institutions to reinforce discipline, academic integrity, and mutual respect on campuses. In an official communication issued by Joint Secretary...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 4,691 LPG cylinders have been seized, 31 FIRs have been lodged, and 5 individuals have been arrested for their involvement in illegal hoarding and black marketing activities during raids and inspections at 2,136 locations in 30 districts of the state, said...

Bhubaneswar: BJD Friday said it will observe the death anniversary of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik April 17 as 'Parbad Purusha Divas' (Legendary Leader Day). Addressing a press conference, BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said, "The party leaders will observe Biju Patnaik's death...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Friday said the proposed Metro Rail project in Bhubaneswar “has not been scrapped and remains under consideration,” amid a political row over a recent Cabinet decision to put it on hold citing feasibility concerns. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Minister Krushna Chandra...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all district collectors to complete reservation of seats for SC, ST, OBC and women categories for various posts in the panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) for the upcoming rural poll, officials said Friday. In a recent letter to the collectors, Panchayati...

New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants have signed South Africa all-rounder George Linde as a replacement for Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League due to injury. Hasaranga, who was picked up by LSG for Rs 2 crore,...

Angul: A special POCSO court in Angul has convicted 40-year-old Babula Jena in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl. The verdict was delivered by the additional district judge-cum-special court under the POCSO Act, nearly one year after the accused’s arrest. The...