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Phulbani: A young artist from Kandhamala district has claimed to have created the world’s smallest Rath, using mustard seeds to recreate the three chariots for the annual Rath Yatra. N. Pratyush Kumar Choudhury, a resident of Nadikhandisahi in Phulbani town, crafted a 1.5-cm-high Nandighosha, a...

Hatadihi: Incessant rain has led to the collapse of Banchha bridge near Balibarei village in Hatadihi block. The bridge collapse has cut off Bidyadharpur-Mahulapankha road, an important route linking Kendujhar with Baleshwar, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts. The bridge was built in 1970 and had remained...

Sambalpur: Hirakud dam authorities Wednesday opened two more sluice gates of the dam as rising inflows from heavy rainfall in the upper catchment continued to push up the reservoir's water level. Floodwater is now being discharged into the Mahanadi river through a total of 12...

Thuamul Rampur(Kalahandi): Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested the principal of a government school for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a self-help group (SHG) functionary to clear pending bills for cleaning work, officials said. Sitakanta Rana, principal of Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya (OAV),...

Bhadrak: It was a three-year ordeal for an Odisha boy with no name or family to become Subham and finally Sai Vijayanath. The eight-year-old was found at an Odisha railway station sitting by a transgender person with no clue to his identity, family or hometown....

Brahmapur: A person has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha's Ganjam district and has been admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital, sources said Wednesday. A 54-year-old woman from Purushottampur block came to MKCG Medical College and Hospital here due to respiratory ailments. She...

Balangir: The district administration's attempt to begin relocating families from Kumiapali village, affected by the Lower Suktel Irrigation Project, failed Tuesday after residents staged a peaceful protest, refusing to leave their ancestral land. The administration deployed nine platoons of police, accompanied by a magistrate, to...

Sambalpur: Students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla of Sambalpur district staged a protest Tuesday over alleged poor hostel facilities and the university's mandatory uniform policy, demanding immediate action from the authorities. Hundreds of second-year students demonstrated outside the university's administrative...

Daringbadi: Kandhamala's famed turmeric is losing market appeal as farmers grapple with stagnant prices and a sharp decline in curcumin content, raising concerns over the crop's long-term viability. Farmers said turmeric prices have not crossed Rs 135 per kg for nearly a decade. Although prices,...

Sundaragada: Vigilance officials Tuesday arrested a woman Revenue Inspector (RI) in Sundaragada district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 from an applicant to issue a land demarcation report. The accused was identified as Anita Jena, Revenue Inspector of Kalosihira revenue circle under Kuanrmunda...