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Bhawanipatna: Anwesha Mishra, a 13-year-old girl from Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district, has brought laurels to the district by excelling in the prestigious Glam India competition. Anwesha emerged as the second runner-up in the preteen category and also won the Talent Craft title. The Glam India...

Baripada: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has deferred the next hearing in a case challenging the legality of the District Survey Report (DSR) prepared for sand mining in Mayurbhanj district to August 20. Hearing Application No. 6/2026/EZ, a bench comprising Justice Arun Tyagi and Expert...

Bantala: In a positive development for wildlife conservation, 11 gharial hatchlings emerged from eggs at Baladamara in Satkosia gorge of the Mahanadi river in Angul district Sunday night. According to forest officials, the Satkosia Wildlife Division has been implementing several conservation measures over the years...

Bhubaneswar: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik Monday laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art 450-seat auditorium at the State Institute for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD&PR) complex in the Capital City. Addressing media, Naik said the modern auditorium,...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move towards realising the vision of Viksit Odisha 2036, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik Monday launched the Model Village Mission (MVM) and Mahapurusha Adarsha Grama Yojana (MAGY) through a video conference. The launch marked the...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Monday hit the streets over four rounds of petrol and diesel price hike and accused the BJP's government of "exploiting" people under the "excuse" of the West Asia crisis. The BJD's youth, student and women wing activists staged a demonstration at the...

Sambalpur: A decades-old roadside tree near the SP office in Sambalpur was reportedly cut down during boundary wall reconstruction work Monday amid prevailing heatwave conditions in the city. Residents said the tree was "felled without obtaining necessary permission" during ongoing reconstruction work near the office...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is all set to host the BRICS Technical Meeting on "Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group" under India's presidency, from June 3 to 5, officials said Monday. According to an official statement issued by the state Revenue and Disaster Management department, the representatives and...

Keonjhar: A two-year-old boy died after falling into an uncovered pit dug for pipeline repair work in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, a source said Monday. The incident took place at Jhanjhana village under Hatadihi block in Anandpur subdivision Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Anil,...

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Kumar Jena Monday resigned from the post of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) chairman, citing personal reasons. Odisha government has accepted his resignation, according to a notification issued by Energy department. Jena has been permitted to relinquish office with effect from May 25,...