State

Court order

Priest gets life term for raping minor

Anugola: A special POCSO court sentenced a temple priest to life imprisonment after convicting him of raping a minor inside a temple, officials said Wednesday. The Special POCSO Court in Anugola, presided over by Ad Hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge Biranchi Narayan Mishra, delivered...

AI cameras

500 more AI cams in STR for wildlife protection

Baripada: Forest Department will install more than 500 artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled surveillance cameras across sensitive areas of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) over the next three to four months to strengthen wildlife protection and anti-poaching efforts. STR Field Director and Regional Chief Conservator of Forests...

Udala

Udala hospital ceiling peels off; none hurt

Udala: A portion of the ceiling collapsed in the maternity ward of Udala Sub-Divisional Hospital Wednesday morning, narrowly missing a woman who had given birth three days earlier and her newborn baby. The incident occurred at about 8:30 am on the first floor of the...

MKCG Medical College & Hospital

Panel probes PG medical exam paper leak at MKCG

Brahmapur: A three-member high-level committee constituted by the State Health and Family Welfare Department has launched an inquiry into the alleged question paper leak during the All Odisha Postgraduate Medical Examination conducted by the Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS). The committee visited MKCG Medical...

Rana

Unknown men stab BJP leader to death

Bhabanipatana: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified assailants Wednesday evening in Kalahandi district, police said. The deceased was identified as Fakira Rana, husband of Snigdha Rana, the sarpanch of Damakarlakhunta village under M. Rampur police station limits. According...

Bhuban

Student dies after falling ill at school

Bhuban: A Class VIII student died after falling ill at a government school here in Dhenkanal district Wednesday, with doctors saying the exact cause of death will be known only after the postmortem report. The student, identified as 12-year-old Mangaraj Sathua Mohapatra, was studying at...

Droupadi Murmu

Prez concludes Odisha visit with prayers at Ganjam temple

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu Wednesday offered prayers at a Shiva temple in Odisha's Ganjam district before returning to Bhubaneswar by a special train. After spending the night at the Army Air Defence College in Golabandha, the president offered prayers at a nearby Shiva temple. She...

crocodile attack

Crocodile fears grip flood-hit coastal Odisha

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapada: Flood waters from swollen rivers entering villages have prompted the Odisha government to issue a crocodile alert and launch a door-to-door awareness campaign and a WhatsApp helpline amid an increased risk of reptile attacks, especially in the coastal district of Kendrapada. Kendrapada is home...

Pregnancy weight loss

Kendujhar: Death of 3,199 children in 5 yrs raises alarm

Kendujhar: A total of 3,199 children died in Kendujhar district between 2021 22 and 2025-26, highlighting persistent concerns over maternal and child health despite government welfare schemes and substantial public spending on healthcare. Official data also showed that 131 pregnant women died during the same...

 

Mettle Meet 2026
OrissaPOST epaper Sunday POST OrissaPOST epaper

Archives

Editorial