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Nayagada/Dashapalla/ Sarankul: The body of Maheswar Mohapatra, 56, principal of Sarankul College in Nayagada district, was recovered from a MEMU train at Dashapalla station Thursday under mysterious circumstances. Mohapatra hailed from Rabera village under Odagaon police limits and was staying in Nayagada. He had gone...

Bhubaneswar: In a global recognition of its research strength, 29 faculty members and a research graduate of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have secured places among the world’s top 2 per cent of scientists in a prestigious Stanford University-backed ranking. The list, prepared...

Bhubaneswar: A year and a half after asking Odisha authorities to clear illegal encroachments from the reserve forest and government land in Nayagarh district, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices over alleged non-compliance with its directions, including a one-month deadline for action. The...

Baripada: A patient died, and two others sustained critical injuries when a private ambulance caught fire after an oxygen cylinder exploded at Udala Hospital in Mayurbhanj district Thursday evening. The incident occurred when the ambulance arrived at the hospital to carry Sujosh Barik of Kundabai...

Gop: Utkalmani Gopabandhu Nodal High School at Olandi under Dabhar panchayat in Gop block of Puri district is facing severe infrastructure deficiencies, with a dilapidated cyclone shelter housing the institution. The school has faced continued neglect despite being located in the panchayat where freedom fighter...

Aali: A woman allegedly killed her husband by stepping on his neck while he was sleeping in an intoxicated state at Malapatana village under Aali police limits in Kendrapada district Wednesday night. The accused has been identified as Manorama Sahu, 38, and the victim as...

Jajpur/Vyasanagar: Pre-election violence was reported at Vyasanagar Autonomous College (VN College) in Jajpur district after seven bombs were hurled at two separate locations, in front of the principal’s residence and at a hostel late Wednesday night. Six of the bombs exploded, while an unexploded bomb...

Tirtol: A man and his son were killed, and two others injured in a massive firecracker explosion at a house in Mahilo haat under Tirtol police limits in Jagatsinghpur district Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as Manoranjan Swain and his son Soumya Ranjan...

Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon began withdrawing from Odisha Thursday, with the process so far covering parts of six districts, the IMD said. The monsoon has withdrawn from most parts of Baragada and some parts of Sundaragada, Jharsuguda, Balangir, Nuapada and Nabarangpur districts, it said. The...

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was affected in several districts of Odisha Thursday as supporters of INDIA bloc parties held demonstrations and blocked roads as part of a 12-hour bandh to protest against a new mining law, "errors" in school textbooks and the alleged irregularities in the...