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New Delhi: The state of Odisha has registered 36 ragging complaints in higher educational institutions (HEIs) this year, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday. Uttar Pradesh, with 135 ragging complaints, and West Bengal, with 75 cases, have accounted for the maximum number of such incidents....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education (HE) department has released the admission schedule for postgraduate (PG) courses for the 2026–27 academic session. Admissions will be conducted based on candidates’ scores in the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET). As per the notification, students can lock their preferred...

Bhabanipatna: Dana Majhi has lodged an FIR against the producer of the short film Lash, alleging that the film, based on his life, was made and released without his consent. Majhi lodged complaint at Patnagarh police station in Balangir district against Sambalpur-based producer Manoj Bag,...

Kendrapada: Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park has recorded 117 active nests of estuarine crocodiles in an annual survey, indicating a stable breeding population and sustained success in conserving the mangrove ecosystem, officials said Monday. The survey by the Mangrove Forest Division (Wildlife), Rajnagar, between May 1...

Bhubaneswar: Schools remained closed in four Odisha districts Monday, train services were briefly disrupted and the government placed its field machinery on high alert as heavy rainfall triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal lashed parts of the state, officials said. Schools...

Balangir: A coal-laden goods train derailed in Odisha's Balangir district Monday, officials said. The incident happened at 11.23 am between Sikir and Titlagarh railway stations, they said. The rear trolley wheel of the 14th loaded wagon from the locomotive came off the tracks, the East...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha observed 'Rasagola Dibasa' Monday, marking the return of The Sibling Deities, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath, to their abode in the 12th-century shrine in Puri after the annual Rath Yatra. Rasagola Dibasa is celebrated on 'Niladri Bije', the ritual of the...

Jharsuguda: A man wanted in seven criminal cases was injured in an alleged gunfight with the police in Odisha's Jharsuguda district, officials said Monday. Ankit Ghosh, son of alleged gangster Kamlesh Ghosh alias Sonu Ghosh, sustained a bullet injury to his right leg during the...

Kendujhar: With the arrival of monsoon, colourful wild mushrooms have emerged across the forests of Kendujhar district, drawing tourists and providing a seasonal source of income for tribal communities. Forest dwellers collect edible wild mushrooms from forests and hill slopes to sell them in rural...

Balangir: Rising water levels in the Lower Suktel reservoir following heavy rainfall in the upstream catchment areas inundated several houses in Kumiapali village, forcing vulnerable families to move to safer locations and prompting authorities to release the season’s first floodwater from the dam. Water entered...