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Sundaragada/ Ganjam:: Six children, including three girls, drowned in three separate incidents in Odisha's Ganjam and Sundaragada districts Wednesday, police said. The three girls drowned in Shankh river in Salangabahal village within Raiboga police limits in Sundaragada district while collecting sand for Karma Puja around...

By Sadasiba Praharaj, OP Nabarangpur: Students of Biriguda Nodal Govt High School under Manchagaon panchayat in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district are being forced to study in cramped and unsafe conditions because of inadequate infrastructure and delays in completing a new school building. The school...

Daringbadi: For a family in the remote hills of Kandhamal district, the dream of becoming doctors is slowly turning into reality. Five members of an extended tribal family from Sikabadi village in Daringbadi are now pursuing or have completed medical education, despite growing up amid...

Baisinga: A pigeon fitted with a plastic tag bearing the letters “BAN” was found at Kashipada village under this police station limits in Mayurbhanj district Tuesday, prompting police to suspect that the bird may have come from Bangladesh. The pigeon landed near two children who...

Sundaragada: What began as a five-family celebration 14 years ago has grown into a village-wide tradition, with all 163 families of Jhurimal village in Lefripada block coming together to celebrate Nuakhai. Nuakhai, the harvest festival of western Odisha, celebrates the new harvest and strengthens community...

Chhatrapur: Chamakhandi police in Ganjam district intercepted a container truck allegedly transporting buffaloes illegally on National Highway 16 Tuesday and arrested three people. Police rescued 37 buffaloes from the vehicle and arrested the driver, helper and caretaker. Those arrested were identified as Sachin Balian, 34,...

Mahakalapada: A 55-year-old woman died after being attacked and dragged into a river by a crocodile while she was fishing in a nullah at Daspada village under Kharinasi panchayat in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapada district Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hemalata Das of Das...

Balangir: Residents of Shirabahal village under Puintala block in Balangir district came together Tuesday to celebrate Nuakhai, sharing the traditional first meal of the new harvest and keeping alive a 19-year tradition of celebrating the festival beyond caste and religious differences. The villagers of Mahimunda...

Nandapur/Padua: Tension prevailed after villagers Tuesday opposed a drone survey allegedly being conducted by the Adani Group in villages surrounding the Balda bauxite hills in Nandapur block of Koraput district. The villagers detained Adani Group representatives Dilip Parichha and Pramod Hial, along with employees who...

Baleshwar: A 39-year-old man from Assam died after falling ill while travelling on the Vivek Express and being taken off the train at Baleshwar railway station Monday night. The deceased was identified as Arup Biswas, a resident of Assam. He was returning home from Chennai...