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Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Kusabhadra Banchao Abhiyan (KBA), led by Mahanadi Banchao Andolan convenor Sudarshan Das, met Water Resources department senior officials to discuss measures for the revival of the Kusabhadra River and pressed for the early completion of the under-construction Ramachandrapur Barrage. The delegation...

Keonjhar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday participated in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 voter list revision campaign in Keonjhar district, sending a strong message on the importance of maintaining an accurate and updated electoral roll. As part of the exercise being conducted under...

Hatadihi/Bancho: The body of a newborn girl was recovered from a toilet in the women’s ward of Anandapur Sub-Divisional Hospital in Keonjhar Sunday, police said. Sources said a woman who entered the toilet around 9 am found the infant’s body inside the toilet pan and...

Balikuda: In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly hacked his father and stepmother to death reportedly over a property dispute in Teratanga village under Balikuda police limits in Jagatsinghpur district when Odisha was celebrating Pahili Raja, police said Sunday. The accused was identified as Dillip...

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Sunday sought Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's intervention into the alleged assault and arrest of a woman sarpanch in Kendrapara district, while the victim demanded a judicial probe into the entire episode, alleging police excesses. Tikhiri Gram Panchayat's Sarpanch Chameli...

Bhadrak: A 25-year-old man allegedly hacked his mother to death with an axe in Odisha's Bhadrak district, suspecting her of practising black magic, police said Sunday. The incident took place at Jirina village under the Bant police station limits Sunday. The deceased has been identified...

Balasore: The driver of a tourist bus died, and at least 20 people were injured when the vehicle hit a road divider on National Highway-16 at Soro in Odisha's Balasore district Sunday, police said. The bus carrying about 45 passengers was returning to Andhra Pradesh's...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu led Odisha in extending greetings to its people Sunday on the occasion of Raja, an agrarian festival celebrating womanhood. Besides Murmu, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wished people well on the occasion, highlighting that the...

Bhubaneswar: According to the Regional Centre of Indian Meteorological Department, rainfall is likely in more parts of the state over the next two to three days as the monsoon progresses. Rain activity is expected to continue across Odisha till June 18. While hot and humid...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP As Odisha is celebrating Raja, the beloved three-day festival that heralds the monsoon and celebrates womanhood, a familiar nostalgia returns. The sight of decorated swings, the aroma of freshly baked 'poda pitha', the excitement of new clothes, and the laughter of...