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Jharsuguda: Tension escalated at the ongoing protest in Jharsuguda district after villagers alleged that police are mounting pressure on them to withdraw from the demonstration against alleged unauthorised water extraction by SMC Power Generation Ltd. Hundreds of residents, mostly women from Hirma, Badmal, Jamra and...

Kendrapara: Restoration of the dilapidated drainage system in Kendrapara municipality has emerged as a persistent problem. While the civic body is prioritising drain cleaning, a long-term solution remains elusive as two proposed drainage water treatment plants by the state’s urban development department are yet to...

Rourkela: National Institute of Technology Rourkela has developed and patented an advanced bio-ink for 3D bioprinting of tissue-like structures, marking a significant step in regenerative medicine. The research, led by Devendra Verma, along with research scholar Shreya Chrungoo and Tanmay Bharadwaj, addresses a key limitation...

Angul: A minor boy sparked panic after climbing nearly 100 feet up a tree and threatening suicide unless he was allowed to meet his minor girlfriend in Angul town Tuesday. Eyewitnesses said the boy repeatedly warned that he would hang himself with a cloth tied...

Bhadrak: A 17-yearold student, son of a local BJP leader, was rescued with multiple stab injuries from the Nalang canal under Rural police limits in Bhadrak Tuesday morning, police said. The victim, Rajiv Lochan Pani, son of BJP leader Sumitra Pani of Motel Square, was...

Kendrapara: A QR code has been launched to collect donations for the proposed Suna Besha (golden attire) of Lord Baladevjew at Kendrapara, an initiative estimated to require at least Rs 200 crore. Though the particular ritual is closely linked to the Jagannath culture of Puri,...

Jajpur: Headmaster of a state government-run school in Odisha's Jajpur district was suspended Tuesday following allegations of subjecting at least ten students to punishment with stinging nettle, officials said. After examining the allegation, the authority suspended Basudev Dehury, the headmaster of Saruabili Upper Primary School...

Rourkela: Launching projects worth Rs 158 crore at Rourkela in Odisha's Sundergarh, President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday said overall development of the country is possible only through the progress of every section of society, including women and tribals. Murmu, who was in the steel city on...

Thuamul Rampur: MPs in Odisha across party lines have escalated concerns over unrest in the Sijimali hills, raising the issue with central authorities and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). The MPs’ intervention comes amid reports of unrest in the Sijimali hills, located along...

Bhadrak: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Bhadrak Child Helpline rescued fourteen minors from a train who were suspected of being trafficked from Bihar. The children, suspected to belong to a minority community, were found on Jan Shatabdi Express Monday night after the State Child...