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Rourkela: Smrutirekha Nayak of Chhend area here has earned a place in the Asia Book of Records for creating a unique Pattachitra of Lord Jagannath using Odia letters. She has also been honoured with the title of Grand Master for her art. Smrutirekha crafted the...

Koraput: Panic gripped the Lankaput panchayat under the Koraput block and district after 20 students went missing from the Lankaput Primary School hostel Sunday. Later, all 20 students, from Classes I to V, were found safe by their parents about nine kilometres away near a...

Khamar: A 25-year-old woman was brutally beaten and branded to death at Siarimalia village under the Khamar police limits in Pallahara subdivision of Angul district, police said Monday. The victim, identified as Manju Hembram, was allegedly killed by her husband, Sudarshan Hembram, 30, who suspected...

Angul: Personnel of the Angul Forest Division have conducted combing operations in various reserve forests under the division across the region. The primary objective behind this initiative is to monitor wildlife activity, particularly elephant movement and curb illegal activities such as poaching and encroachments in...

Chhatrapur: A grievance hearing was jointly conducted Monday by Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan and Ganjam Superintendent of Police Subhendu Kumar Patra at the DRDA complex, where 194 cases were heard and resolved in the presence of both officials. According to the Collector, 183 cases...

Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Monday inaugurated KALIKA, a crèche facility at Kharavela Bhavan designed to provide safe, nurturing daycare support for the children of working mothers and staff. The initiative aims to strengthen work–life balance in government offices and marks a step forward...

Cuttack: In a significant archaeological breakthrough, ancient stone inscriptions dating back to the Ganga and Suryavamsi Gajapati periods have been discovered in the Birupa–Chitrotpala river basin of Odisha. The findings follow a joint survey undertaken by the Rediscover Lost Heritage (RLH) Group, Silver City Cuttack...

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on illegal narcotics, the Bhubaneswar Excise Department on Monday arrested three individuals, including a woman, from the Mainshikhala Basti area in front of Rajiv Awas Yojana Apartment, Block-2, and seized 340 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 34 lakh. The...

Bhubaneswar: In a major step toward urban cleanliness and sustainable development, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has introduced a new fleet of six advanced mechanical road-cleaning vehicles to cover key road networks across the City. The fleet was inaugurated Monday by Housing and Urban Development...

Bhubaneswar: In a major step to strengthen rural livelihoods and prevent distress-driven migration, the Odisha government approved the extension of enhanced state support under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) until the financial year 2028–29. The move is expected to benefit 5.57...