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Bhadrak/Bhandaripokhari: Cancellation of student union elections at Bhadrak Women’s College and Naami College in Bhadrak district triggered campus unrest Friday, prompting authorities to declare the institutions closed amid protests by students. At Bhadrak Women’s College, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) candidates arrived in a procession...

Tihidi: Fifteen protesters were detained by police Friday af ter members of the Vishwakarma Truck Owners’ Association and the Bhadrak Zilla Bikash Parishad blocked the Bhadrak-Dhamra railway line near Sahapur level crossing in Tihidi block, protesting against the alleged neglect of local development by Dhamra...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday alleged that the tribal people are the "most neglected" under the BJP government in Odisha. Patnaik said this when the BJD's Scheduled Tribe (ST) Cell members met him after holding its first meeting. "Schemes for tribal welfare such as...

Ranchi: Skipper Shai Hope led from the front with a belligerent 45-ball 102 as the West Indies pulled off a record chase to humble India by six wickets in the second T20 International and level the five-match series at 1-1 in Ranchi Friday. Hope, who...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps track of the use of social media by CMs of various states and shared with him a chart revealing how those heads of state are utilising those digital platforms. Noting that...

Kendrapara: A woman, her son and daughter were arrested Friday for allegedly murdering her husband in Odisha's Kendrapada district, police said. The deceased, Niranjan Sahoo, 44, was allegedly an alcoholic who frequently assaulted his wife and children and demanded money to buy liquor, police said....

Brahmapur: Odisha Police has arrested four persons for allegedly laying live wires for hunting wild animals, which resulted in the death of a man in Ganjam district, officials said Friday. A 38-year-old man was allegedly electrocuted to death on October 7 after coming in contact...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials Friday unearthed four buildings, a flat, seven high-value plots, gold jewellery and bank deposits worth around Rs 1 crore during searches linked to a senior soil conservation official in Sundargada district, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, vigilance sleuths led by...

Rourkela: At least 25 people were injured when a private bus overturned in Odisha's Sundaragada district, police said. The incident took place near Madhupur in Gurundia police station area when the bus was on its way to Bonai from Jharsuguda with over 40 passengers, they...

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday conducted searches at 10 premises in Odisha and West Bengal in connection with the alleged leak of the question paper for the 2024 sub-inspector (SI) recruitment exam in Odisha, sources said. ED officials from the Bhubaneswar zonal office carried...