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Puri: The craze for making social media reels claimed two lives in Odisha within 24 hours, with a boy and a snake catcher dying in separate incidents, police said Saturday. In the first incident, the boy died after being hit by a train while allegedly...

Bhubaneswar/Sundaragada: An Odisha government employee was arrested Saturday for allegedly possessing assets, including four buildings, seven high-value plots, and bank deposits worth around Rs 1.46 crore, disproportionate to his known sources of income, a vigilance officer said. The accused, identified as Prasanna Kumar Patra, has...

Nabarangpur: A couple from Odisha’s Nabarangpur district allegedly had to mortgage their family ration card to borrow Rs 5,000 to transport their 10-day-old son’s body home after they were "denied" the government’s Mahaprayan hearse service at a hospital in Koraput. Ambika and her husband, Nakula...

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha Saturday paid obeisance to their forefathers on the occasion of 'Mahalaya', which marks the end of 'Pitru Paksha'. People across the state converged at water bodies, including the sea, rivers and ponds, to offer 'tila tarpan' and 'pinda daan' to their...

Sambalpur: Former Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday launched a cleanliness drive in Sambalpur, Odisha, as part of the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva 2026’ campaign under the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’. Pradhan picked up a broom and participated in the cleanliness drive from Laxmi Talkies Square to Gol...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha to witness rainfall in several districts as a low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeast Bay of Bengal by October 13, the weather department said Saturday. The system is expected to develop under the influence of a cyclonic circulation currently prevailing...

By RABINDRA NATH BARIK, OP Patkura: Students at Madhushasan Nodal Upper Primary School in Kendrapada district are forced to sit on the floor while attending classes due to a shortage of desks, benches and adequate classrooms, highlighting the poor infrastructure at the century-old institution. Located...

Dabugaon: A couple was killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a roadside tree near Jhariguda under Dabugaon police limits in Nabarangpur district Friday. The deceased were identified as Sushant Panigrahi, 50, and his wife, Minakshi, 45, residents of Nabarangpur. According to...

Jajpur: JSW Steel Ltd underpaid Rs 147.76 crore in stamp duty and registration fees on increased production capacity at its Nuagaon iron ore mine in Kendujhar district, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The report flagged a total...

Patana: A 34-year-old man was killed in an elephant attack in a reserved forest in Kendujhar district Friday. The deceased was identified as Kunaram Sardar, son of Anadi Sardar, of Jamunapashi village under Patana block. According to forest officials, Kunarama had gone to see a...