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Bhubaneswar: A youth was critically injured after a banned Chinese kite string slit his throat in Bhubaneswar on the eve of Makar Sankranti, prompting the Police to conduct raids and seize manja threads from markets across the state. The incident occurred in the Pokhariput area...

Bhubaneswar: A local organisation sprinkled cow dung water at Bhajan Mandap near Lord Lingaraj temple here as a symbolic protest after a women's bodybuilding championship was held at that place. The 12th East Zone Men's & Women's Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship 2026 was conducted...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday launched an education scheme for children in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and a 100-day campaign against child marriage under the Women and Child Development (WCD) department. The initiatives were inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida,...

Keonjhar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday launched 71 developmental projects worth Rs 1,900 crore, including a Rs 50 crore Regional Plant Resource Centre (RPRC) in the mineral-rich Keonjhar district. Majhi, who was on tour to his native district, laid foundation stones of 35...

Bhawanipatna: Miscreants torched three vehicles of a local contractor and put up fake Maoist posters in Kalahandi district, police said Tuesday. According to the police, miscreants set fire to three vehicles parked in the warehouse of the contractor, located on the Rupra Road Chatamahal Road,...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD Tuesday termed the paddy procurement situation in Odisha as "alarming" as the state government was yet to "open" mandis in eight districts. Addressing a press conference here, BJD vice president Sanjay Das Burma, spokesperson Lenin Mohanty, and media Coordinator Priyabrata Majhi criticised...

Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out at Jharsuguda railway station in Odisha Tuesday morning due to the breakdown of an overhead equipment, officials said. Train services on the route were briefly disrupted owing to the blaze, they said, adding that no one was injured in the...

Bhubaneswar: Financial assistance under the 'Subhadra Yojana' will be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts by January 18, with over 4.57 lakh women set to receive support in the latest phase, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said Tuesday. The state government will transfer around Rs 250...

Bhubaneswar: A PhD scholar was killed and another critically injured after their scooter hit a median on the IIT-Bhubaneswar campus, a statement said Tuesday. The accident took place around 11.20 pm Monday, it said. The two scholars were rushed to the hospital, but one of...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik has urged legislators to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots level and maintain direct contact with people, a party leader said. Patnaik, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, had Monday evening held a meeting at Naveen Niwas with...