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Keonjhar: An elderly woman and her daughter died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Odisha's Keonjhar district, officials said Sunday. The deceased were identified as Phulmani Naik and her daughter Jatri Naik, they said. Phulmani, a native of Kashipur village in the Turumunga...

Jajpur: A 32-year-old visually challenged teacher from Odisha’s Jajpur district has cleared the prestigious Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination, securing the 300th rank in his third attempt. Mahesh Kumar Panda, a resident of Bada Biruhan village in Korei block, has been serving as an Odia...

Nabarangpur: The Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) was conducted in Nabarangpur district Saturday, drawing participation from over 2,300 candidates, including the spouses of two prominent political leaders. Chaiti Gond, wife of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond, and Taruni Majhi, wife of Nabarangpur MLA...

Bargarh: Bargarh district has reason to celebrate after three of its youngsters cleared the Odisha Civil Services Examination conducted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC). Leading the trio is Sourav Mittal of Ganesh Nagar, who secured an impressive 35th rank. Joining him on the...

Soro: Two houses were looted Friday night at Biripada village under Tentei panchayat in Soro police station limits of Balasore district, a source said. In one incident, four miscreants allegedly tied up a pregnant woman and three of her family members before assaulting them and...

Bargarh: Healthcare services in Bargarh district are in a state of collapse with large-scale vacancies in several posts of doctors and other staff across hospitals. The district headquarters hospital (DHH) portrays a gloomy picture as fracture patients are being treated with cardboard splints, while family...

Paradip: Paradip Port Authority (PPA), Odisha’s lone major port, Saturday announced that it clocked an unprecedented 75 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of cargo throughput in the current fiscal year, making it the fastest 75 MMT ever handled in the history of all Indian major ports....

Balasore: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police filed a second chargesheet at the SDJM court here in the alleged self-immolation case of Soumyashree Bishi, an Integrated BEd student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Saturday. According to officials, the investigation is ongoing. The agency had earlier...

Dhenkikote: In a tragic incident reported from Poipani village under Dhenkikote police station in Keonjhar district, an 11-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after his mother refused to give him her mobile phone. The deceased has been identified as Guguli Ganesh Prasad Mahant, the only...

Baripada: The Additional District and Sessions Court-cum-Fast Track and Special POCSO Court here in Mayurbhanj district Saturday handed down life imprisonment to a youth after convicting him in the 2024-rape case of a minor. Apart from the punishment, Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak also slapped a...