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By  Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Amid a spate of attacks on healthcare professionals in Odisha, this year’s National Doctors’ Day theme, “Behind the Mask: Who Heals the Healers?”, has assumed added significance, highlighting the growing physical, emotional and professional challenges faced by doctors, particularly the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Tuesday said children are the nation's greatest asset and that protecting their rights is a collective responsibility of the government and society. Parida said this while inaugurating a five-day orientation training programme for the newly appointed chairpersons and...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Tuesday took two minors into custody for their involvement in murder of a 20-year-old B.Sc student and his father at Kolathia under Khandagiri Police Station limits during the early hours of Monday. According to the police, the accused minors are 17...

Raurkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology, Raurkela (NITR) have developed a smart wound dressing that reduces pain during dressing changes, lowers the risk of infection and promotes faster healing, offering an affordable alternative to conventional cotton gauze. Led by Prof. Prasoon Kumar, assistant...

Brahmapur: A fast-track POCSO court here Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his neice by setting her on fire in Odisha's Ganjam district in 2022. Fast-track court judge Rohit Lal Panda observed the case falls under the rarest of rare category and sentenced...

Bhadrak: A 22-year-old married man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly attempting to kill a minor schoolgirl by pouring petrol on her body after she rejected his advances in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said. The incident took place at Fatepur under Dhusuri police station limits in...

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the sensational Khandagiri murder case rose to two after the father of the deceased youth succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar Monday. The man had sustained critical injuries while trying to save his son during a...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday slammed the BJP government in the state over providing error-ridden textbooks to school students, saying it has "shaken the very foundation of children's future". Terming textbooks as the "first source of truth" for children, the former chief minister said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has extended Rabi paddy procurement period till July 3 to facilitate the lifting of paddy from mandis in five districts, where stocks remain uncleared, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said Tuesday. The extension is aimed at ensuring smooth...

Thuamul Rampur: Police Monday arrested seven persons and forwarded them to court in connection with the alleged attack on a Dalit family at Taragaon under the jurisdiction of Thuamul Rampur police station. The accused have been identified as Nabin Majhi (40), Santosh Majhi (25), Daya...