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Chandbali: Passengers had a close shave after a motor boat got stranded for more than three hours in the Mantei River near Panchutikri Ghat in Bhadrak district. According to reports, the boat was ferrying passengers Monday, including women, children and elderly people, across the river...

Kamakhyanagar: Tension flared up at the Kamakhyanagar block office in Dhenkanal district Monday after a group of people allegedly assaulted a Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) over the deletion of names from the beneficiary list under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). The injured officer, identified...

Patnagarh: A 27-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death with bricks and stones by a group of assailants at Baghmund village under Laramha police limits in Balangir district. The incident took place Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Mukunda Sahu, the only son of...

Khajuripada: Residents of Gudari village under Khajuripada block in Kandhamal district blocked National Highway 157(A) for more than three hours Monday, demanding a permanent solution to persistent mobile network problems that they said have disrupted education and government services. The protest began around 8 am...

New Delhi: The state of Odisha has registered 36 ragging complaints in higher educational institutions (HEIs) this year, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday. Uttar Pradesh, with 135 ragging complaints, and West Bengal, with 75 cases, have accounted for the maximum number of such incidents....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education (HE) department has released the admission schedule for postgraduate (PG) courses for the 2026–27 academic session. Admissions will be conducted based on candidates’ scores in the Common PG Entrance Test (CPET). As per the notification, students can lock their preferred...

Bhabanipatna: Dana Majhi has lodged an FIR against the producer of the short film Lash, alleging that the film, based on his life, was made and released without his consent. Majhi lodged complaint at Patnagarh police station in Balangir district against Sambalpur-based producer Manoj Bag,...

Kendrapada: Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park has recorded 117 active nests of estuarine crocodiles in an annual survey, indicating a stable breeding population and sustained success in conserving the mangrove ecosystem, officials said Monday. The survey by the Mangrove Forest Division (Wildlife), Rajnagar, between May 1...

Bhubaneswar: Schools remained closed in four Odisha districts Monday, train services were briefly disrupted and the government placed its field machinery on high alert as heavy rainfall triggered by a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal lashed parts of the state, officials said. Schools...

Balangir: A coal-laden goods train derailed in Odisha's Balangir district Monday, officials said. The incident happened at 11.23 am between Sikir and Titlagarh railway stations, they said. The rear trolley wheel of the 14th loaded wagon from the locomotive came off the tracks, the East...