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Bhubaneswar: A 1.9-km tunnel on the Khurda Road-Balangir new rail line project has been equipped with comprehensive safety and emergency systems, the East Coast Railway said Sunday. The 'Tunnel 7', located between Purunakatak and Charichhak in Boudh district, has recently achieved a breakthrough, it said....

Sambalpur: A major fire broke out at a cold storage facility in Nuniamunda locality of Bamra block in Sambalpur district Sunday morning. According to a source, the fire destroyed produce and property worth over Rs 15 crore. The source added that the blaze started around...

Bhubaneswar: Maha Shivratri drew large crowds to Shaiva temples across Odisha Sunday, with authorities stepping up security and crowd-management measures. Huge gatherings of devotees were seen in Major shrines, including Lingaraj temple, Dhabaleswar temple in Cuttack, Kapilash temple in Dhenkanal, Akhandalamani temple in Bhadrak, Chandaneswar...

Kendrapara: In a significant breakthrough, police have unravelled the mystery behind the tragic death of a 21-year-old female college student in Kendrapara district. After days of investigation, police arrested the victim’s boyfriend on charges of allegedly forcing her to commit suicide. The case has sent...

Nayagarh: A partially burnt body of a 65-year-old man, who had been missing for six days, was recovered from a forest near Gudupangi village in Nayagarh district, police said. The deceased, Gokul Pradhan of Gudupangi, went missing February 9. After searching forests, ponds and relatives’...

Bonai: In a tragic turn of events, a 59-year-old man, who had come to celebrate three decades of marriage at Khandadhar Waterfalls, returned home in a coffin after he suddenly collapsed following a night of anniversary celebration. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Gupta of...

Binjharpur: Four days after the death of a woman, whose half-burnt body was recovered behind her in-laws’ house under the police limits in Jajpur district this Wednesday, police arrested five members of the family including the husband Saturday. According to police, the woman’s husband confessed...

Kendrapara: Two days after a caste row over the engagement of a Dalit woman as an Anganwadi helper was raised in Parliament, the Kendrapara district administration Saturday said the matter had been resolved through negotiations, ending an 85-day stalemate that had disrupted child and maternal...

Jajpur: Self-confidence is the key to success, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi told students while attending the platinum jubilee celebration of PM SHRI NC Government High School in Jajpur Saturday. Terming the occasion as historic, the CM said that since its establishment in 1945, the...

Balasore: Odisha Police Saturday rescued a two-and-a-half-year-old boy who was allegedly sold by his father to a man for Rs 1 lakh following which both of them were detained, officials said. The incident, took place at Barisahi village within Nilgiri Notified Area Council area, came...