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Chhatrapur: Odisha Tourism Commissioner-cum-Secretary Balwant Singh Friday urged investors to explore opportunities in Ganjam district, highlighting its beaches, religious sites and cultural heritage. Addressing a tourism investors’ meet at Rushikulya Conference Hall, Singh said the district offered significant potential for tourism development and called for...

Bhadrak/Bhandaripokhari: Cancellation of student union elections at Bhadrak Women’s College and Naami College in Bhadrak district triggered campus unrest Friday, prompting authorities to declare the institutions closed amid protests by students. At Bhadrak Women’s College, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) candidates arrived in a procession...

Tihidi: Fifteen protesters were detained by police Friday af ter members of the Vishwakarma Truck Owners’ Association and the Bhadrak Zilla Bikash Parishad blocked the Bhadrak-Dhamra railway line near Sahapur level crossing in Tihidi block, protesting against the alleged neglect of local development by Dhamra...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday alleged that the tribal people are the "most neglected" under the BJP government in Odisha. Patnaik said this when the BJD's Scheduled Tribe (ST) Cell members met him after holding its first meeting. "Schemes for tribal welfare such as...

Kendrapara: A woman, her son and daughter were arrested Friday for allegedly murdering her husband in Odisha's Kendrapada district, police said. The deceased, Niranjan Sahoo, 44, was allegedly an alcoholic who frequently assaulted his wife and children and demanded money to buy liquor, police said....

Brahmapur: Odisha Police has arrested four persons for allegedly laying live wires for hunting wild animals, which resulted in the death of a man in Ganjam district, officials said Friday. A 38-year-old man was allegedly electrocuted to death on October 7 after coming in contact...

Rourkela: At least 25 people were injured when a private bus overturned in Odisha's Sundaragada district, police said. The incident took place near Madhupur in Gurundia police station area when the bus was on its way to Bonai from Jharsuguda with over 40 passengers, they...

Thuamul Rampur: Hundreds of residents in Thuamul Rampur block headquarters in Odisha’s Kalahandi district have been grappling with a drinking water crisis for the past 10 days after piped water supply under the Vasudha scheme was disrupted amid an alleged dispute between the electricity and...

Bhubaneswar: The nomination process for student union elections began across colleges and universities in Odisha Friday, marking the start of the countdown to campus polls scheduled for October 15 after an eight-year hiatus. Candidates can submit their nomination papers from 10 am to 1 pm,...

Nayagada/Dashapalla/ Sarankul: The body of Maheswar Mohapatra, 56, principal of Sarankul College in Nayagada district, was recovered from a MEMU train at Dashapalla station Thursday under mysterious circumstances. Mohapatra hailed from Rabera village under Odagaon police limits and was staying in Nayagada. He had gone...