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Boudh: At least one person died and eight others were injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker store room in Odisha's Boudh district Sunday, police said. The incident took place around noon at a firecracker godown at Jiakata-Chhatrapur under Purunakatak police limits in Harabhanga...

Nuapada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday paid tribute to senior BJD leader and former minister Rajendra Dholakia at a memorial meeting organised by the leader’s family in Nuapada district. Several BJD leaders attended, including party’s senior vice president Debi Prasad Mishra and women’s...

Koraput: As many as 7,281 candidates, including some very highly qualified, have applied for 125 home guard jobs in Odisha’s Koraput district, a top police official said Sunday. According to the official, the written test was conducted at DAV Govt College in Landiguda, Koraput. Out...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Odisha government has proposed to the Centre to change the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting September 27 from Berhampur to Jharsuguda in view of the forecast for heavy rain, the state's Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Sunday. Speaking to reporters,...

Sambalpur: Thousands of devotees gathered at Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur town to have a glimpse of the ‘Dhabalamukhi Besha' (white attire) ritual of the deity on the occasion of the Mahalaya Sunday. The Goddess Samaleswari remains in red costume round the year except on Mahalaya,...

Anandapur: A man was killed late Saturday night in Sunduria village under Anandapur police limits when an unidentified assailant attacked him while he was asleep, a source said. The victim, identified as Jagabandhu Deogam, was sleeping alongside his wife when the attacker entered their home...

Bargarh: With the Bargarh Cancer Hospital remaining non-functional for over a week amid the absence of doctors, resentment has grown among the residents of the western Odisha town. The issue has drawn greater attention as State Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Mukesh Mahaling also...

Bargaon: Police Saturday detained four persons, including a woman’s husband, after a video showing her being stripped, beaten and paraded in a village square went viral under the police limits in Sundargarh district. The incident took place at Birimunda village near Timna village under the...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: The Union Ministry of Mines has asked the Odisha government to explain alleged large-scale irregularities and misuse of Keonjhar district’s District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds since 2017, in violation of the Odisha DMF Rules. In a letter dated September 8, 2025, issued under file...

Jajpur: A 27-year-old man was booked Saturday for allegedly raping a woman repeatedly over the last several months with a false promise of marriage in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said. A case has been registered at Mangalpur police station in the district after the victim...