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Baripada: A patient died, and two others sustained critical injuries when a private ambulance caught fire after an oxygen cylinder exploded at Udala Hospital in Mayurbhanj district Thursday evening. The incident occurred when the ambulance arrived at the hospital to carry Sujosh Barik of Kundabai...

Gop: Utkalmani Gopabandhu Nodal High School at Olandi under Dabhar panchayat in Gop block of Puri district is facing severe infrastructure deficiencies, with a dilapidated cyclone shelter housing the institution. The school has faced continued neglect despite being located in the panchayat where freedom fighter...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday directed the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department to take strong measures to bring down the maternal mortality rate (MMR) to the lowest possible level. The directive came during a high-level review meeting held...

Aali: A woman allegedly killed her husband by stepping on his neck while he was sleeping in an intoxicated state at Malapatana village under Aali police limits in Kendrapada district Wednesday night. The accused has been identified as Manorama Sahu, 38, and the victim as...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) over the alleged violation of waste management and environmental norms in the construction of a Micro Composting Centre (MCC) at Bharatpur. The tribunal has directed the Odisha...

Jajpur/Vyasanagar: Pre-election violence was reported at Vyasanagar Autonomous College (VN College) in Jajpur district after seven bombs were hurled at two separate locations, in front of the principal’s residence and at a hostel late Wednesday night. Six of the bombs exploded, while an unexploded bomb...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway has loaded 120.76 million tonnes (MT) of freight up to September 2026, compared to 116.78 MT during the corresponding period of 2025-26, registering a growth of 3.4 per cent, an official said Thursday. Among the three divisions of the ECoR,...

Tirtol: A man and his son were killed, and two others injured in a massive firecracker explosion at a house in Mahilo haat under Tirtol police limits in Jagatsinghpur district Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as Manoranjan Swain and his son Soumya Ranjan...

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon began withdrawing from Odisha Thursday, with the process so far covering parts of six districts, the IMD said. The monsoon has withdrawn from most parts of Baragada and some parts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Balangir, Nuapada and Nabarangpur districts, it said. The...

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket Thursday appointed Kusal Mendis as the new Test captain after Dhananjaya de Silva stepped down from his position with immediate effect. The two-match Test series in Pakistan next month will be Mendis' first stint as captain, who is already leading the...