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Berhampur: The six-laning of the 110 km stretch on NH 16 between Tangi-Chandpur by-pass and Berhampur remains unaddressed, even though traffic on this vital commercial corridor of the state has surged significantly over the years. Experts say that given the daily increase in the volume...

Mahakalapada: Rapid urbanization, coupled with climate change, environmental imbalance, natural disasters and deforestation, has drastically altered the habitat of house sparrows in areas under Mahakalapada block in Kendrapara district. Before the 1999 Super Cyclone, the thatched roofs and kutcha houses of villages provided safe nesting...

Keonjhar: In a tragic incident, a young girl student died after falling from a moving train while reportedly attempting to take a selfie in Keonjhar district, Friday. The victim has been identified as Namrata Behera, 22, daughter of Bijayananda Behera of Dalanga village, under Patna...

Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have developed an AI-based Multi-Class Vehicle Detection (MCVD) model and a Light Fusion Bi-Directional Feature Pyramid Network (LFBFPN) tool aimed at improving traffic management in developing countries. Led by Santos Kumar Das, Associate Professor in...

Keonjhar: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a final reminder to the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), urging the submission of action taken reports (ATRs) by March 1. The NHRC in the order issued January 22 warned...

Rourkela: Sundargarh Collector Manoj Satyawan Mahajan convened a meeting Thursday at the district headquarters to review safety and security protocols across industries and mining operations in the region. The meeting followed a major industrial accident at Dalmia Bharat Cement Limited in Rajgangpur. The meeting brought...

Jajpur: The principal and an economics lecturer of Abhimanyu Samantsinghar Degree College in Bari, under Jajpur district, have been suspended following allegations of attempted sexual assault on a girl student inside classroom. The incident sparked unrest among students, leading to escalating tension on campus. Jajpur...

Bhubaneswar: As the nation observed Parakram Diwas marking the 128th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Odisha also Thursday celebrated the birthday of Veer Surendra Sai, also a freedom fighter, by organising different events. While Bose was born in Cuttack January 23, 1897, Sai...

Jajpur: A man was killed and two others critically injured as a dumper rammed into their motorcycle in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday, police said. The incident happened near Sathipur Chhak in the Panikoili police station area, they said. As a result of the collision, the...

Bhadrak: Goods worth lakhs of rupees were gutted in a fire that broke out at an electronics shop in Bhadrak’s Dhusuri market, a source said Thursday. According to the source, the shop owner Milu Mallick closed the outlet Wednesday night. However, after some time, locals...