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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has initiated steps to formulate a standard operating procedure (SoP) on lightning safety to reduce human casualties, officials said. Experts and representatives from leading scientific, technical and academic institutions are drafting the SoP at a two-day national workshop on lightning safety...

By Arindam Ganguly Bhubaneswar: Student union elections, held after a gap of eight years amid sporadic tensions, saw candidates backed by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) win in a majority of colleges and universities across the state Thursday. Polling was held from 8 am...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) will launch a door-to door survey October 26 to prepare electoral rolls for the 2027 panchayat and urban local body elections. The survey will continue till November 7, State Election Commissioner Madhusudan Padhi said Thursday. The draft electoral rolls...

Bhubaneswar: Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has set a target of handling more than 170 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo in 2026-27, aiming to build on its record throughput of 156.45 MMT achieved in the previous financial year, PPA Chairperson Susanta Kumar Purohit said Thursday....

Odagaon: Two men drowned in the Kusumi River in Nayagada district while returning home after visiting their fields to protect their crops from wild boars, police said. The deceased were identified as Narasingha Mohapatra, 70, and Trinath Mohapatra, 30, both residents of Malisahi in Rabara...

Boudh: Manamunda police have destroyed around 52,000 cannabis plants cultivated illegally in a forest area near Bagidia village in Boudh district, marking the launch of the district police’s ‘Zero Cannabis Cultivation in Boudh’ mission. The operation was carried out Wednesday at Bhalu Pahad forest area...

Loisingha: Shortage of teachers and inadequate infrastructure have affected the studies at Government Upper Primary (UP) School, Luchkibahal in Jharmunda panchayat of Loisingha block in Balangir district, raising concern over a steady decline in student enrolment. The school offers education from Sishu Vatika (pre-school education)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday announced a two-year extension of the state's rural housing scheme from 2027 to 2029, with plans to construct an additional 2.91 lakh houses. The total project cost of Antyodaya Gruha Yojana will remain unchanged at Rs 7,550...

Bhubaneswar: BJP national spokesperson and Puri MP Sambit Patra Thursday accused Opposition leaders of seeking to change the government without contesting elections, alleging that their protests were aimed at capturing power. Addressing a press conference here, Patra criticised statements by activist Prashant Bhushan, social media...

Baripada: Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district will reopen for tourists from November 1 after remaining closed since June due to monsoon, an official notification said Thursday. According to the notification issued by STR Field Director Prakash Chand Gogineni, a maximum of 60...