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Kashinagar: In a shocking incident, a Class-IX student at Varanasi Government High School in Kashinagar of Gajapati district allegedly attempted suicide by consuming rodent poison in her classroom Tuesday, triggering shockwaves in the area. The girl, who hails from a nearby village and studying in...

Sonepur: Twelve rare and ancient idols stolen 42 years ago from the Gopaljee temple in Sonepur town are finally expected to return to the shrine. The hope was revived Monday after the Khurda ADJ-3 Court in Bhubaneswar delivered its judgment in the case. Judge Himanshu...

Jharsuguda: The Jharsuguda district administration Tuesday facilitated the safe reunion of Vijayabai Yadav, a destitute woman, with her family in Maharashtra, nearly three years after she was rescued in a distressed condition by the district police. According to officials, Yadav had been living at a...

Singhpur: A fire broke out on a moving passenger bus at Fatepur under Binjharpur block in Jajpur district Tuesday. All passengers escaped unharmed after quickly jumping off the vehicle. The private passenger bus, Rahi, had departed from Baramunda bus stand in Bhubaneswar at around 5am...

Balasore: TP Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) will organise the 4th National Lok Adalat and Settlement Camp December 13, Saturday. The camp will be conducted across all divisions, subdivision offices, and Court premises within the TPNODL operational area. The initiative is designed to provide consumers...

Malkangiri: One person was arrested Tuesday on the charge of beheading a tribal woman following which a group clash erupted leading to damage of around 200 houses in a village in Odisha's Malkangiri district, officials said. The Odisha government on Tuesday extended internet service suspension...

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Senior BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain Tuesday raised serious concern in the Odisha Assembly over the deteriorating law and order situation in Malkangiri district, describing it as rapidly turning into a “mini-Manipur”. Swain raised the issue of violence in Malkangiri district during the Zero...

Bhubaneswar: At least 518 migrant workers from Odisha died while working outside the country and the state between 2021 and November this year, a minister told the Assembly Tuesday. Replying to a written question by BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo, Labour and Employees' State Insurance...

Cuttack: Setting aside the order of a family court, the Orissa High Court has restored legal custody and guardianship of a minor to his father after the child’s mother died. The court observed that “if no custody is granted, the court would be depriving both...

Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have developed an innovative, nature-based wastewater treatment system aimed at revitalising India’s traditional ‘dhobi ghats’ while protecting urban water bodies from severe pollution. The research team, led by Prof. Kasturi Dutta, Associate Professor in the...