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Bhubaneswar: The IMD Monday issued a cold wave warning for four districts, including Bhubaneswar, while G Udaygiri was the coldest place in the state at 5.4 degree Celsius. The IMD in its mid-day bulletin issued a 'Yellow' warning (be aware) of cold wave conditions for...

Paradip: Jagatsinghpur district administration Monday demolished a house built illegally on government land in which some suspected Bangladeshis were staying, an official said. The action came a day after two police personnel, including a woman constable, were injured in the attack allegedly by the occupants...

Bhawanipatna: The healthcare system in Kalahandi district is facing a severe manpower crisis, with a large number of doctor and staff positions lying vacant. Due to staff shortage, residents are unable to access proper medical care despite visible infrastructure development. Official data show that 68...

By Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Bhubaneswar: A Bhubaneswar resident has nurtured a unique passion for preserving the legacy of print media by collecting more than 12,000 newspapers. His collection includes 5,920 varieties from 172 countries in 102 languages, along with 1,500 Odia newspapers. Shashank Shekhar...

Bhubaneswar: A delegation representing the Remove Dumping Yard movement will meet Monday with the State Pollution Control Board's member secretary to discuss the removal of the dumping yard near Sainik School in Bhubaneswar. The meeting is set to take place at Sainik School, where the...

Bhubaneswar: The ‘Zero Fatality Fortnight’ commenced in the state starting from World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims. This programme will continue until November 30. On the inaugural day, the launch event was held at the driving testing track in Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar. The event was...

Jeypore: Police in Jeypore have arrested 18 people, including two minors, in connection with eight theft and robbery cases across Town, Sadar and Kundura police limits, officials said Sunday. SDPO Partha Kashyap told reporters that the arrests included six accused in a series of thefts...

Nilagiri: Dr Trinath Pal, 53, a well-known gynaecologist at the Nilagiri Subdivisional Hospital in Balasore district, died Sunday morning after collapsing on duty from a suspected heart attack. A resident of Bharasinghpur in Bhadrak district, Dr Pal arrived from Balasore as usual and was examining...

Kabisuryanagar: A man allegedly killed his 85-year-old father late Saturday night for money to buy alcohol at A Gopal Nagar of Barida village under this police limits in Ganjam district. The victim was identified as Padmanabha Sahu and the accused son as Ramesh Sahu, 40....

These are critical times. As societies, we are no longer able to band ourselves together. We feel uninspired to live responsibly as a collective. The crisis is more acute in Odisha. Middle-class Odisha, at least in the past three to four decades, has been deeply...