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ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Bhubaneswar: A worrying rise in fire incidents across the Capital city in past months has triggered fresh concerns over urban fire safety, emergency preparedness, and enforcement of safety norms. Devastating market blazes, industrial fires, and vehicle accidents in several parts of the...

Bhubaneswar: Police have busted a sex racket operating from a house under Jatni police station limits in Khurda district and arrested seven persons, including two alleged kingpins, officials said Thursday. Acting on inputs, personnel of Jatni police station conducted a raid at around 10.30 pm...

Sonepur: The Mahanadi and Tel rivers flowing through Subarnapur district have emerged as vital centres of biodiversity, drawing attention on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity today. Widely regarded as the lifeline of Odisha, the Mahanadi River is not only a major...

Cuttack: Odisha Police has begun extensive preparations for the Rath Yatra 2026, with Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania chairing a high-level review meeting at State Police Headquarters in Cuttack, Thursday. The annual chariot festival of Lord Jagannath is scheduled to be held...

Ahmedabad: Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, and Rashid Khan picked three wickets each as Gujarat Titans (GT) thrashed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 89 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad Thursday, and sealed a top-two finish in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 points...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday issued an eight-point directive mandating virtual official meetings wherever possible, compulsory use of electric vehicles (EVs), and a 10 per cent reduction in fuel consumption across departments. The directives were issued on the instructions of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi,...

Bhubaneswar: Police Thursday rescued a boy who was kidnapped from the previous day by six students, an officer said. According to police, the accused kidnapped the 17-year-old boy in a four-wheeler Wednesday evening, around 6:30 pm, from an isolated place near Kalinga Nagar Square here...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water (PR&DW) Minister Rabi Narayan Naik Thursday reiterated the state government’s commitment to providing piped drinking water facilities to all villages in Odisha by March 2027, stating that all necessary measures are being taken to achieve the...

Baripada: A melanistic tiger, popularly known as a black tiger, has allegedly been poached in Similipal National Park, with Forest officials arresting three persons while they were reportedly attempting to sell the animal’s skin, an official said Thursday. During a press briefing during the day,...

Bhadrak: A 19-year-old college student was found hanging inside the bathroom of his house in Odisha's Bhadrak district Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Sambit Biswal, a second-year Commerce student of a local degree college. The incident took place at Patharadi village in...