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Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) is set to further strengthen its traction power infrastructure by upgrading the existing 1x25 KV overhead electrification (OHE) system to an advanced 2x25 KV system in the Singapur Road–Titlagarh section, covering the Titlagarh–Badmal and Titlagarh–Muribahal triple line sections under Sambalpur...

Bargarh: Hundreds of farmers in Odisha's Bargarh district reportedly clashed with police personnel, while attempting to barge into the collector's office, demanding registration of names to participate in paddy procurement during the kharif season. Resentment among the farmers grew after the district-level paddy procurement committee...

Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: Amid tight security arrangements in western Odisha's Nuapada district, over 2.53 lakh voters are set to cast their votes in the assembly bypoll Tuesday to decide the fate of 14 candidates. The bypoll was necessitated following the death of sitting BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia...

Nuapada: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Monday alleged serious violations during the 48-hour silence period in the Nuapada Assembly bypoll. The silence period of the Nuapada assembly bypoll started Sunday evening, as the polling will be held November 11. "The hallmark of...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan Monday rejected the Opposition BJD’s allegation that a truckload of electronic voting machines (EVMs) was covertly moved from Ganjam district to Nuapada November 9 ahead of the by-election to the constituency. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar,...

Bhubaneswar: The mercury dropped below 15 degrees Celsius at more than 10 places in Odisha Monday, with temperatures likely to dip further during the next two days, the IMD said. G Udaygiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state, recording a minimum...

Nuapada: Nuapada Collector and District Election Officer (DEO) Madusudan Dash Monday said all arrangements have been made for the smooth conduct of polling for the bypoll November 11. He said that two Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters have been kept ready to pick up and...

Sonepur: After over two weeks of disruption, anaesthesia services at the Subarnapur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) are set to resume from Monday. The announcement was made by Chief District Medical and Public Health Officer (CDM&PHO) Dr Usharani Dash, who issued an official directive outlining the...

Sunabeda: Panic gripped the locals in Old Sunabeda area of Koraput district after reports about a tiger roaming over there surfaced. The Forest Department has launched an investigation to verify the claim and installed four trap cameras to track the animal’s movement. A video purportedly...

Baula: Once dropped out of school owing to abject poverty and worked as a labourer at a brick kiln, 20-year-old Rani Hembram of Sangam village under Dhenka panchayat in Hatadihi block of Keonjhar district has broken the glass ceiling by cracking the NEET exam even...