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Chennai/Bhubaneswar: A tragic accident at an ethanol manufacturing unit near Gummidipoondi in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district claimed the life of a migrant worker from Odisha and left four others in critical condition Tuesday after they were exposed to toxic gas inside a water tank, officials...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: A day after a tribal man carried his sister's skeleton to a bank in Odisha's Keonjhar district to withdraw money, state minister Suresh Pujari said there was a "lack of humanitarian approach" and the government would ensure proper action against the officials concerned. The...

Bhubaneswar: After nearly two weeks of intense heatwave conditions, a change in weather is expected across several districts of Odisha from Tuesday, with Nor'westers likely to bring heavy rain and gusty winds. IMD officials said nor’wester rain activity is likely to peak between Tuesday and...

New Delhi/Thuamul Rampur: Congress Tuesday slammed the Centre over the protests by tribals against a bauxite mining project in Odisha's Sijimali and demanded an independent inquiry into the unrest. It also asked the government to ensure that Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996...

Thuamul Rampur: Tension has been mounting in western Odisha ahead of a public hearing on a proposed large-scale bauxite mining project in the Kutrumali Hills, a resource-rich region on the border of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, after environmental clearance procedures were initiated by the state...

Chhatrapur/Bhubaneswar: Census for house sparrows was conducted for the first time in Odisha by a Bhubaneswar-based organisation, Wildlife Odisha Foundation (WOF) recently for the year 2025 - 2026. During the census, a total of 83,576 house sparrows were spotted across the state. Subarnapur district topped...

Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela have been granted a patent for a system that can rapidly detect and quantify adulteration in spices and other food products using infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. The technology combines Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy with...

Kamakhyanagar: A commercial court in Cuttack Monday ordered the sealing of the Rengali Left Bank Canal Division office in Dhenkanal district after authorities failed to clear long-pending dues owed to a contractor. Court officials sealed the office of the Superintendent Engineer at Kamakhyanagar in compliance...

Malkangiri: Allegations of child trafficking and forced religious conversion have resurfaced in Malkangiri district after police rescued 13 minors from a private bus Monday. The bus named Sai Krishna, was en route to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh when authorities intercepted it near the Malkangiri police...

Sambalpur: Forest officials arrested a couple for allegedly trespassing and poaching inside Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary under the Hirakud Wildlife Division in Sambalpur district, officials said. The accused were identified as Surendra Khadia (40), and Rashmi Khadia (30) of Lavantikra village. The couple was produced in...