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Korei: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) allegedly died by suicide inside the Ragadi Sub-Jail in Jajpur district Friday, triggering a police investigation. The deceased has been identified as Abinash Biswal, a resident of Nimapalli village under Kalinganagar police limits. According to reports, Biswal allegedly died by...

Sundaragada: Police arrested 10 people Friday and sent two juveniles to a correctional home following the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man at Darlipali village under Bhasma police limits in Sundaragada district Thursday evening. The killing, allegedly linked to a dispute over illegal levies on...

Koraput: Koraput Collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan has rejected claims of a high turnout of Kotia villagers at polling booths in Andhra Pradesh terming the reported figures misleading and contrary to the ground reality. He said establishing Odisha’s own polling stations in Kotia was the administration’s...

Brahmapur: The Ganjam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 45,100 on Zaikaa Restaurant at Ankuli Bypass in Brahmapur for serving butter naan (bread) containing a dead fly and causing an inordinate delay in serving food. Delivering its order, the Commission,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Congress unit Friday demanded compensation of at least Rs 20 lakh for the next of kin of those killed in landslides triggered by Cyclone Arnab, which hit neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and severely affected southern areas of the eastern state. The opposition party also...

Kakatpur: The PM SHRI Nodal High School, Kakatpur, recently hosted a vibrant science exhibition featuring 75 student-led projects, offering young minds a dynamic platform to showcase their innovations and scientific understanding across a wide array of disciplines. Covering themes ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received approval for 318 additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats across government medical colleges and institutions, taking the total number of such seats in the state from 620 to 938. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved the additional seats in 14 medical...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Opposition BJD and Congress Friday claimed that voting by residents of Odisha's Kotia region in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh's rural elections had exposed loopholes in the SIR of electoral rolls, which they alleged had led to the deletion of crores of voters' names. BJD deputy...

Bhubaneswar/Kendujhar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has launched the third phase of the 'Godabarish Mishra Adarsha Primary School' scheme and unveiled development projects worth Rs 1,292 crore in Kendujhar district. Under the third phase of the scheme, 630 model primary schools will be built...

Jharbandh: A 50-year-old farmer was found dead in a pool of blood in his agricultural field at Dabha village under Jharbandh police limits in Baragada district. His family alleged that he had been murdered, police said Friday. The deceased, identified as Ramlal Kalet, had gone...