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Puri: The craze for making social media reels claimed two lives in Odisha within 24 hours, with a boy and a snake catcher dying in separate incidents, police said Saturday. In the first incident, the boy died after being hit by a train while allegedly...

Bhubaneswar/Sundaragada: An Odisha government employee was arrested Saturday for allegedly possessing assets, including four buildings, seven high-value plots, and bank deposits worth around Rs 1.46 crore, disproportionate to his known sources of income, a vigilance officer said. The accused, identified as Prasanna Kumar Patra, has...

Bhubaneswar: Three more Odisha government employees were arrested for allegedly being involved in the "misappropriation" of public funds of around Rs 9.24 crore, taking the total number of apprehended persons in the case to nine, the vigilance department said Saturday. A senior accountant at the...

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha Saturday paid obeisance to their forefathers on the occasion of 'Mahalaya', which marks the end of 'Pitru Paksha'. People across the state converged at water bodies, including the sea, rivers and ponds, to offer 'tila tarpan' and 'pinda daan' to their...

Bhubaneswar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to undertake a two-day visit to Odisha from Saturday and interact with the organisation's volunteers. Bhagwat is likely to reach the western Odisha town of Sambalpur around 4 pm. "He will attend a Swayamsevak congregation...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha to witness rainfall in several districts as a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal by October 13, the weather department said Saturday. The system is expected to develop under the influence of a cyclonic circulation currently prevailing...

Bhubaneswar: State’s disaster management model continues to attract students pursuing studies in disaster management, both within and outside Odisha. As part of an educational visit to learn from Odisha’s experience in disaster preparedness and response, a group of 40 students from Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, visited...

Bhubaneswar: The sixth Executive Council meeting of Panchasakha Shiksha Setu was held Friday with a focus on accelerating the development of school infrastructure and improving the quality of education through the active participation and collective support of alumni. The meeting approved projects worth Rs 7.73...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has launched the Commercial Layer Farming Scheme (CLFY) to boost egg production, promote poultry entrepreneurship and meet the growing demand for eggs in the state. The scheme was launched by Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik during the celebration...

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...