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Balasore: The Odisha police have registered an FIR over the death of actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, who allegedly drowned during a shoot of a Bengali television serial at Talsari beach in Balasore district, officials said Sunday. Banerjee, 43, drowned during a TV serial shooting at...

Bhawanipatna: A woman was killed and three others were critically injured after a lightning strike in Kalahandi district Sunday afternoon. The incident took place in Baladiamal village under Junagarh police limits when the victims were returning home after working in agricultural fields. The deceased has been...

Sundargarh: A gangrape survivor staying at a child care institution in Sundargarh district is in critical condition after allegedly consuming an excessive number of sedative pills. She is undergoing treatment in the ICU of a private hospital in Sambalpur, District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) Sribanta...

Paralakhemundi: The District Election Officer and District Collector have suspended a booth-level officer (BLO), an assistant teacher, for alleged dereliction of duty and disobedience of official orders. The action relates to a polling station under the Kashinagar block in the 137-Paralakhemundi Assembly constituency in Gajapati...

Sonepur: Swift administrative action followed a report published in OrissaPOST Saturday highlighting the non-functional air-conditioning system at the dialysis unit of the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Subarnapur. A new air-conditioner was procured Saturday and is expected to be made operational Sunday, bringing huge relief...

Sambalpur/Bhubaneswar: Debrigarh Ecotourism posted a record performance in 2025–26, earning Rs 6.02 crore and drawing nearly 1.4 lakh visitors. The surge marks a sharp rise from the previous fiscal year’s 5.01 crore revenue and 85,000 tourists, reflecting its growing popularity among nature and wildlife enthusiasts....

Bhubaneswar/ Sambalpur: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Saturday urged graduating students of IIM-Sambalpur to become job creators rather than job seekers, highlighting the expanding opportunities in entrepreneurship and innovation in India. He was addressing the 10th convocation held at the Konark Auditorium of the premier B-school...

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Centre has approved Rs 447.11 crore for upgradation of national highway in Odisha's Nuapada and Bolangir districts, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said Saturday. The Kurumpuri-Raj Khariar section, covering a total length of 103.52 km of NH-353 and NH-59, will be upgraded. Union Minister for...

Bhubaneswar: Ten Opposition parties in Odisha, including the BJD and Congress, Saturday strongly opposed the Railway Board's decision to transfer Palasa-Ichhapuram section from East Coast Railway (ECoR) to the South Coast Railway (SCoR) and termed it as "anti-Odisha and unjust". The BJD, Congress, CPI, CPI(M),...

Sambalpur: Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Saturday called upon graduating students of the Indian Institute of Management-Sambalpur to become job creators rather than job seekers, emphasising the growing opportunities in entrepreneurship and innovation in India. Kambhampati was addressing the 10th convocation of the premier institute....