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Nuapada: Voting for the Nuapada assembly by-election commenced at 7am Tuesday under tight security arrangements across the constituency in Odisha. While polling will end at 5 pm in 311 booths, it will be concluded at 4 pm in 47 sensitive booths, including those in Left Wing...

Kendrapara: The centuries-old shrine of Goddess Maa Barunei, nestled on Barunei Island within Bhitarkanika National Park, is under threat from rising seas and climate change, locals and researchers say. Once a revered but remote pilgrimage site, the shrine has become increasingly inaccessible due to shrinking...

Koraput: Discontent among students over teaching quality surfaced at the PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Koraput Monday as scores of students marched 6 km along National Highway 26 to the District Collector’s office to voice their grievances. The students alleged that their history...

Mahakalapara: With the onset of winter, the picturesque mangrove forests of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district have once again become a haven for migratory birds, particularly painted storks. The serene estuarine ecosystem, dotted with salt-tolerant hental trees, has turned into a vibrant breeding and...

Dhenkanal: The Rudrabhishek of Lord Somnath Jyotirlinga was performed at the Dhenkanal Palace Monday evening. As advised by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the ceremony was organized in Odisha for the first time at the palace, replicating the ritual of the revered Somnath temple...

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,...