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Rourkela: A major fire broke out at a paint manufacturing unit in the Kalunga Industrial Area near Rourkela in Sundaragada district Tuesday, damaging a large quantity of materials and other property. The blaze reportedly started inside the factory and quickly spread through the premises, sending...

Puri: Police Tuesday recovered the body of an elderly woman encased in concrete beneath the kitchen slab in Puri's Kumbharapada area. The son of the deceased woman, Madan Dalai (45), suspected of killing her, has reportedly fled the spot. The case came to light after...

By Harshabardhan Behera, OP Jajpur: Despite various measures to improve education infrastructure, many schools in Jajpur district continue to lack basic facilities, including classrooms, toilets and drinking water. Azimabad Primary School in Sayedpur panchayat under Binjharpur block is a glaring example and a case in...

Bhubaneswar: Leaders of the INDIA bloc constituents took out a torchlight vigil and burnt effigies of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and 20 BJP MPs from the state during a protest against the MMDR Amendment Bill. Leaders of Congress, CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, Forward...

Bhabanipatana: Heavy rain over the past two days has caused rivers and creeks to swell in Kalahandi district, with flood conditions reported in the Hati and Tel rivers Monday. The district emergency office said 1,494 mm of rain was recorded across the district during the...

Sambalpur: Chorus has grown for fulfilment of the long-standing demand of pension for journalists with the Senior Journalists Association holding a zonal conference at the Journalists’ Building under the aegis of Sambalpur District Journalists Association. Journalists from Sambalpur, Baragada, Jharsuguda, Debagada, Subarnapur, Balangir and Boudh...

Badabil: Two men died in separate incidents after being swept away by rainwater in Badabil area of Kendujhar district with heavy rain lashing the area since Sunday evening. The deceased were identified as Sukumar Munda, 40, of Raika village and Jiten Samanta, 38, of Baruhating...

Joda/Bhadrasahi: Incessant rain triggered a landslide at Barabanka ghat on National Highway 520 in Kendujhar district, blocking one side of the highway and disrupting vehicular movement. A truck travelling along the stretch narrowly escaped impact with the falling earth, according to locals Monday. The landslide...

Bhubaneswar/Paradip: The agencies engaged in the search and rescue operation of 22 sailors from the Panama-flagged ship MV Ocean Winner that sank off the Odisha coast August 22 expanded their area in the Bay of Bengal Monday, but are yet to find them, officials said....

Sundaragada: Veteran Odia writer Giri Dandasena died at a private nursing home in Burla Monday while undergoing treatment for an illness. He was 75. Dandasena had been undergoing treatment for the past few days due to health complications, family members said. A noted figure in...