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Chhatrapur: The 33-day-long Thakurani Jatra began early Tuesday in Chhatrapur of Ganjam district with the presiding deity Maa Ramayanamma embarking on a ceremonial journey to Her paternal home, marking the start of one of the region’s major religious festivals. The festival will continue until June...

Nayagarh: Three members of a family were injured and their house was vandalised after a group of villagers allegedly held a ‘kangaroo court’ and attacked them in full view of police in Nayagarh district Tuesday morning, officials said. The incident occurred in Jamusahi village under...

Chikiti: A migrant worker from Odisha was killed in a workplace accident at a private construction site in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram area, officials said Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Abhimanyu Pradhan, 57, was a resident of B. Nuapada village under Chikiti block in Ganjam district. He...

Bhadrak: A 26-year-old married woman is in critical condition after reportedly setting herself on fire in front of her father’s house in Bhadrak district Tuesday afternoon, police said. The incident took place at Padhuan village under Basudevpur block. The woman, identified as Pratima Sahu, sustained...

Patana: Jitu Munda, who grabbed national and global headlines after carrying his sister’s skeletal remains to a bank as proof of death to withdraw money left in her bank account and subsequently received lakhs of rupees as aid, was chased and attacked by his younger...

Bhubaneswar: Three workers died at a sponge iron factory in Odisha's Angul district in a suspected case of suffocation, officials said Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Sridhar Baghel, Pintu Kumar and Mangal Majhi, all residents of Sundargarh district. They were found unconscious late Monday...

Berhampur: A pregnant woman was allegedly hacked to death Tuesday while she was sitting on a 'dharna' in front of her in-laws' house in Odisha's Ganjam district, demanding rights for her daughter, police said. The incident, which sent a shock wave across the state, took...

Gopalpur: Long Air Defence Course conducted at the Army Training Command’s Army Air Defence College in Odisha's Gopalpur culminated Tuesday, marking the successful completion of an intensive 44-week training programme aimed at enhancing technical and tactical expertise in modern air defence systems. The course saw...

Amaravati/Rayagada: Centre has issued a gazette notification establishing the South Coast Railway Zone, with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters. The new railway zone, which will come into effect from June 1, 2026, comprises Guntakal, Guntur, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam divisions. The Ministry of Railways included some of...

Kalahandi: Armed robbers allegedly threatened a couple at knifepoint and looted cash and valuables from their house in Odisha’s Kalahandi district late Monday night. The incident occurred in Jagannathpur village under Lanjigarh police limits, where five to six miscreants broke open the front gate and...