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Bhubaneswar:  Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city for the two-day Utkarsh Odisha, Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 starting January 28, police have declared a ‘no flying zone' over the entire stretch from Biju Patnaik International Airport to Janata Maidan, where the...

Jajpur:  At least 10 tribal children in Odisha's Jajpur district fell ill after reportedly consuming a poisonous fruit Sunday, police said. The children, aged between five and eleven, were playing together in Aruha Hatasahi, located under Dharmasala police limits when they stumbled upon the fruit-bearing...

Berhampur: Four youths, including an employee of a private finance company in New Delhi and three of his colleagues from Cuttack district, were rescued from a house in Chikiti Garh village in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said Monday. According to a source, the youth from...

Kendrapara: Odisha's Forest, Environment, and Climate Change Department Monday launched a dolphin census in the Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhitarkanika National Park, and nearby coastal areas, an official said. The dolphin census exercise began at 6am Monday and it will continue for three days. At...

Bhubaneswar: At least two persons died and 31 others were injured after a bus overturned in Odisha's Angul district Sunday afternoon, police said. The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) bus was travelling from Baripada in Mayurbhanj district to Pallahada in Angul when the incident...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Sunday unfurled the national flag at the state-level Republic Day celebration at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar. Kambhampati took salute from the participating contingents at the 76th Republic Day parade in the presence of Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja...

Joda: Located in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, Joda boasts the state’s highest concentration of mining areas. However, the region has failed to evolve beyond mining, with no significant industrial establishments to show for its rich mineral resources. Despite the extensive extraction of minerals that are transported...

Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Odisha, and the District Collectors of Kendrapara and Bhadrak regarding the rising number of deaths and injuries caused by crocodile attacks. The apex rights...

Narsinghpur/Sundargarh: Elephant deaths continue unabated in Odisha as two tuskers were found dead Saturday in Athagarh and Sundargarh forest divisions. In the first case, the carcass of a tusker aged around 12 years was recovered from the backyard of a house near Rangadaba village under...

Berhampur: The six-laning of the 110 km stretch on NH 16 between Tangi-Chandpur by-pass and Berhampur remains unaddressed, even though traffic on this vital commercial corridor of the state has surged significantly over the years. Experts say that given the daily increase in the volume...