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Brahmapur: An alleged attempt to secretly record women in a toilet at the medicine department's inpatient ward of MKCG Medical College and Hospital (MKCGMCH) in Brahmapur came to light Tuesday, prompting hospital authorities to order an inquiry. The incident surfaced after an intern lodged a...

Sambalpur: A minor girl allegedly abducted from Hirakud in Sambalpur district and sold for lakhs of rupees has been rescued from Madhya Pradesh, while a 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the case. Sambalpur Additional Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Mishra said the...

Bhubaneswar: With a focus on unlocking the industrial potential of Odisha’s mineral-rich hinterland and strengthening connectivity to major ports, the state government and the Centre deliberated on expediting the development of National Waterway-5 (NW-5), spanning 588 km across Odisha and West Bengal. A high-level meeting...

Bhubaneswar: In a move to ease the festive season rush, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has extended special train services between Sambalpur and Santragachi and decided to augment four trains connecting Bhubaneswar and New Delhi with additional AC Three-Tier coaches on specified dates in November....

Puri: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday announced the development of an international cruise terminal in Puri at an estimated cost of Rs 1,500 crore. The Paradip Port Authority (PPA), in partnership with the Odisha government, will develop the proposed terminal, he said while chairing a...

Pottangi: Tension continued to escalate along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border in Kotia panchayat of Pottangi block in Koraput district over the Andhra Pradesh panchayat elections, with police personnel from the two states having a face-off Tuesday. Villagers in Neridibalsa op posed the deployment of Odisha...

Rayagada: A local court Tuesday sentenced nine individuals, including notorious criminal Hadaapa Shiva, to life imprisonment for abduction, unnatural sexual assault, and attempted murder. Additional District and Sessions Judge Alpana Swain convicted the accused—Hadaapa Shiva, G Bangaru, Shunthi Suraj, Shunthi Prakash, Majhi Raja, Majhi Joseph,...

Bhubaneswar: Training of master trainers for the second phase of Census-2027 began in Odisha Monday, with around 40 officers participating in the programme, officials said. National-level trainers had received training in New Delhi last month. They will now train 80 state-level master trainers, who will...

Paralakhemundi: In a major development in the much-discussed (Assistant Conservator of Forest) ACF Soumya Ranjan Mahapatra death case, his wife, Bidyabharati Panda, has been sent to jail. She surrendered after her anticipatory bail plea was rejected and was subsequently sent to Paralakhemundi Sub-Jail. The case...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's southern districts witnessed light rainfall as severe cyclonic storm Murasu hit the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh Tuesday, even as the state government asked all district collectors in the region to remain prepared to handle any adverse weather conditions, a minister said. Odisha's Disaster Management...