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Nilagiri: A 25-year-old man died after falling from a palm tree while collecting palm sap in Balasore district Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Abhimanyu Singh, son of Prafulla Singh of Kamarkhalia village under Bhounriabad gram panchayat in Nilagiri block. According to reports, Abhimanyu...

Keonjhar: Keonjhar District and Sessions Judge Gopal Chandra Behera Monday sentenced Chasa Dehuri, 30, to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000, with an additional one-year jail term in default of payment. According to the...

Langaleswar: A severe drainage crisis has emerged in Baliapal block of Balasore district, raising fears of extensive damage to paddy crops across thousands of hectares of agricultural land situated on both sides of the Coast Canal. Farmers, worried over the poor drainage system, alleged that...

Kesinga: A minor student died in a road accident Sunday night under Kesinga police station limits in Kalahandi district, prompting villagers and family members to block the National Highway 26 in protest. The deceased has been identified as Narasingh Sahu, 17, son of Srikant Sahu...

Kalyansinghpur: A man allegedly under the influence of alcohol climbed a mobile tower near Mathura Nagar in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district Monday, threatening to jump and commit suicide, officials said. The incident occurred Monday morning when Trilochan Kashi, son of Kartik Kashi, climbed the...

Bhubaneswar: The woman victim of an alleged rape attempt in Balianta has now raised questions over both the police and Crime Branch (CB) investigations, alleging that the probe is being conducted in a “one-sided manner”. She said she had already informed the Crime Branch about...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is a leading state in digital governance initiatives, said Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General CAG (Human Resources) KS Subramanian during the ‘Second Annual Conference of Executive Engineers and Divisional Accountants–2026’ held at Lok Seva Bhavan convention hall Monday. The inaugural session was attended...

Bhubaneswar: The Empowered Committee on Infrastructure for PPP Projects under the chairpersonship of Chief Secretary Anu Garg accorded in-principal approval to five new PPP projects, worth a total project cost of Rs 1,130 crore across key sectors like health, sewerage treatment, urban development, water supply...

Bhubaneswar: In a major infrastructure push for western Odisha, the state government Monday decided to upgrade the Bhawanipatna Khariar road from two lanes to four, addressing a long-pending demand of people in Bhawanipatna and surrounding areas. Announcing the decision, Works Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has earned national recognition from the Union Ministry of Rural Development for its outstanding performance in rural connectivity under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). The award was presented during the PMGSY’s 25th anniversary celebration held in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, recently in...