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Baleshwar: Fakir Mohan University (FMU) inaugurated UNURUM 2026, a three-day international festival celebrating indigenous heritage, folk traditions, literature and performing arts. Noted writer and Padma Shri awardee Dr Damayanti Beshra attended the inaugural ceremony as chief guest, while Vice-Chancellor Prof. Santosh Kumar Tripathy presided over...

Kendrapada: A 14.6-foot-long Burmese python was rescued from a residential area near the ecologically sensitive Batighar Reserved Forest in Kendrapada district after the giant reptile strayed into a villager’s backyard, forest officials said Wednesday. The python was spotted slithering into the backyard of Madhan Samanta...

Kendrapada: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a joint committee probe into allegations of illegal construction of commercial structures on forest land after clearing trees by a park and resort at Kotagada village under Ranpur tehsil in Nayagada district. Taking cognisance of a petition...

Kendujhar: A 15-year-old boy was killed by an elephant in Silipunji forest under Champua forest range in Kendujhar forest division Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Akash Mohanta, a Class X student from Manima village under Champua block in the district. He had gone to...

Brahmapur: A woman was killed, and 10 others were injured when a truck ran over them at a busy square in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday evening, police said. The accident took place at Chamakhandi Chhaka on National Highway-16 on the outskirts of Brahmapur city. The...

Rourkela/Bhubaneswar: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have developed a material from discarded jackfruit peels that can remove more than 90 per cent of fluoride from contaminated water in about 10 minutes under laboratory conditions, officials said Wednesday. The research was conducted...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday launched 53 industrial projects involving investments of Rs 39,383 crore across 14 districts, which is likely to create job opportunities for 42,000 people, an official statement said. The projects, involving 46 companies, were unveiled at a groundbreaking...

By Rajendra Narayan Singh, OP Raghunathpur: Despite various government initiatives to improve education, Government High School, Ganailo in Raghunathpur block of Jagatsinghpur district continues to grapple with crumbling infrastructure, leaking classroom roofs, a shortage of classrooms and basic amenities, putting students and teachers at risk...

Nabarangpur: A proposal for a permanent bridge across the Indravati reservoir, aimed at easing connectivity for people in parts of Nabarangpur, Koraput and Kalahandi districts, is awaiting the necessary government approval, even as residents have renewed their demand for early construction. The proposed bridge near...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: According to an Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) report, around 9,000 complaints have been lodged against the state police with the OHRC. Of those, more than 300 cases pertain to sexual harassment by police personnel in the past nine years. Between...