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Bhubaneswar: Five Odisha districts will receive the prestigious Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) Awards 2025 from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi November 18, official sources said Tuesday. Ganjam, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Cuttack, and Mayurbhanj will receive awards under Category...

Chhatrapur: Podampeta-Gokharkuda sea coast is all set to welcome the Olive Ridley turtles for mass nesting during the 2025-26 season. Much like the previous year, lakhs of turtles are expected this season, given the favourable atmospheric conditions. Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sunny Khokhar stated...

Patana: An eight-year-old girl suffered severe burns after her clothes caught fire while she was warming herself near a hearth at a government-run hostel in Patana block of Keonjhar district Monday night. The victim, identified as Jayanti Munda, a Class II student and daughter of...

Nabarangpur: A 10-year-old student was found dead at a private school hostel in Nabarangpur district, prompting a probe that has uncovered serious irregularities in its operation. The deceased, identified as Lipsa Kandhapan, daughter of Babula Kandhapan of Jhadiaguda village in Koraput district, was a Class...

Berhampur: The Regional Chief Conservator of Forests (RCCF), Berhampur Circle, Odisha, has bagged the first rank (joint winner) in the ‘Best Institute Other Than School and College Outside Campus' category at the National Water Awards 2024, officials said Tuesday. The Berhampur circle shared the top...

Bhubaneswar: The Centre has accorded permission to the CBI to probe the multi-crore sub-inspector recruitment scam in Odisha, a statement said Tuesday. The state government had recommended a CBI probe into the scam, in which the Odisha Police's Crime Branch has arrested 125 people. "...it...

Bhubaneswar: Over 79 per cent of the 2.53 lakh voters exercised their franchise Tuesday in the by-election to the Nuapada assembly seat in Odisha, officials said. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan said voting was "mostly peaceful" across the constituency, including the Maoist-affected Sunabeda area....

Rourkela/Sambalpur: Three persons were trampled to death by wild elephants in Odisha, officials said Tuesday. A 70-year-old person was killed by a wild elephant while she was plucking flowers around 3.30 am. The incident happened in Koel Nagar in Sundargarh's Rourkela city, they said. The...

Nuapada: The main Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Tuesday sought the immediate intervention of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Odisha, accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of violating the Model Code of Conduct even on the day of voting. The BJD alleged that...

Nuapada: A total of 65.56 per cent of the 2.53 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm Tuesday in the by-election to Nuapada Assembly seat in Odisha, an official said. Though the bypoll's outcome will not affect the government in the state, it holds...