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Bolangir: Revati Swain, daughter of a daily wage labourer from Bolangir district, has emerged as topper in the postgraduate examinations at Rajendra University, securing a CGPA of 9.67 and earning widespread praise for her achievement. A student of the Department of Zoology, Revati topped the...

Deogarh: Forest officials Saturday recovered carcass of a male elephant calf from the Kundheigola Forest Section under Reamal Forest Range in Deogarh district. After receiving information, forester Manmath Behera, Forest Guard Bahan Behera and other personnel rushed to the spot. According to source, a herd...

Baliguda: Odisha Vigilance Saturday launched simultaneous searches at nine locations linked to Baikuntha Nath Behera, assistant executive engineer of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda, over allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The searches are being conducted in Bhubaneswar,...

Bhanjanagar: A power utility worker employed under Tata Power in Ganjam district allegedly died of heatstroke while duty Friday. The deceased, identified as Durga Madhab Jena, 45, of Bichhuati near Bhanjanagar, was engaged in electrical maintenance work near Dumakumpa when he reportedly fell ill amid...

Sambalpur: A state-of-the-art Trauma Care Centre built at a cost of more than Rs 21 crore on the premises of the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Sambalpur remains non-functional even four months after its inauguration, raising concerns over the utilisation of healthcare infrastructure and emergency...

Kendrapara: In a dramatic fight for survival, a 40-year-old man narrowly escaped death after battling a giant estuarine crocodile for more than ten minutes when the reptile attacked him while he was bathing inside a fenced bathing ghat on the Brahmani River in Kendrapara district....

Jaleswar: In a major blow to the illegal liquor trade in Balasore district, police Thursday night raided and sealed a clandestine country liquor manufacturing unit in Jaleswar, seizing around 4,500 litres of spurious liquor, a cache of weapons and several incriminating documents. The illegal unit,...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant decision aimed at ensuring hassle-free procurement of paddy from farmers, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday approved a two-fold increase in rice milling charges across the state. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the revised milling rates are expected to address...

Bhubaneswar: Parts of Odisha sizzled in extreme heat Friday, with eight places, including Bhubaneswar, registering day temperatures above 41 degrees Celsius, with the weather department predicting thunderstorm and rain for the next four days. Boudh town in western Odisha was the hottest place in the...

Kendrapara: A man died by a reported suic*de inside the Kendrapara Collectorate premises Friday afternoon, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances leading to the incident. The deceased was identified as Srichandan Das, alias Kalia, of Rayatundi village under Nikirai police station limits of Derabish...