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Jharsuguda records coldest night in 72 yrs at 4.6 degrees Celsius

Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda district is reeling under an intense cold wave as mercury plummeted to 4.6 degrees Celsius Thursday night, breaking a 72-year-old record, according to the Meteorological department. Weather officials said the district has been witnessing severe cold conditions for the past week, with minimum...

Odisha: Jail warder found dead in barrack; family alleges foul play

JE detained over suspicious death of young woman

Kendrapara: Kendrapara Town police Friday detained a Junior Engineer (JE) in connection with the suspicious death of a young woman as part of an ongoing investigation, police said. The detained JE has been identified as Sudhanshu Sekhar Behera. According to IIC Dillip Kumar Sahoo, the...

Agni Jagrukta Abhiyaan

Vedanta starts ‘Agni Jagrukta Abhiyaan’

Jharsuguda: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, has launched ‘Agni Jagrukta Abhiyaan’, a monthly safety awareness programme extending its safety-first culture from the workplace to the homes of employees and business partners. The initiative focuses on practical domestic safety, including fire prevention, safe use of...

Kotia

Kotia grows, Andhra gains

Koraput: Despite being rich in forest and agricultural produce, Odisha continues to lose market control over products grown within its own territory, with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh dominating trade, particularly in the Kotia region of Koraput district. This concern came to the fore when Pottangi block...

Paddy Procurement

Farmers worried over sluggish pace of paddy procurement

Bhawanipatna: Paddy procurement in Kalahandi district has been moving at a sluggish pace since the beginning of the current kharif marketing season, causing concern among farmers. The situation worsened between January 5 and 7 following an agitation by rice millers, which brought paddy lifting at...

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Nine ITIs in Odisha to get AI labs: CM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said artificial intelligence (AI) laboratories are being set up in nine Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) of the state. Addressing the closing ceremony of the Odisha Skill Competition 2025-26, CM Majhi said a total of 47 ITIs will...

Schoolboy dies after cement slab collapses on him

Balasore: A class 5 student of a state-run primary school in Odisha's Balasore district died after a cement slab fell on him at an under-construction building on the institute's premises, police said Friday. The incident took place at Badas village within Baliapal police station limits...

Mineral transport

Unsafe mineral transport alleged at railway siding

Joda: Allegations of unsafe and irregular mineral transportation have surfaced at a South Eastern Railway (SER) siding at Jurudi in Keonjhar district, raising concerns over compliance with safety norms. Sources said mineral loading takes place daily on five to six lines at the siding, with...

 

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