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Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: As libraries across the country struggle to attract readers in the digital age, a modest institution in Bhadrak district tells a different story altogether. Built through the passion and perseverance of one man, Loknath Pathagara ‘o’ Sangrahalaya has evolved from a small village library...

Bhubaneswar: Active low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal-Odisha coast intensified monsoon activity across Odisha Sunday, prompting the Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red warning for six districts as heavy rainfall is expected to continue...

Baripada: Forest Department has intensified wildlife protection measures across the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in view of the monsoon season by establishing 214 anti-poaching camps and deploying around 1,000 trained protection personnel, a senior official said Saturday. Similipal Tiger Reserve Field Director and Regional Chief...

Gunupur: Three people, including an Odissi dance instructor, died after the scooter they were riding allegedly suffered brake failure and crashed into an electricity pole while they were returning from the Rameswar Shaivite shrine at Shefali Hills in Rayagada district late Friday. The deceased were...

Athamallik: Raja Pradeep Chandra Deo, the former ruler of Athamallik royal estate in Anugola district, passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar Saturday morning. He was 86. Deo died at about 7:30 am, family members said. News of his death prompted an outpouring of...

Banai: Continuous rainfall over the past two days inundated Koida area in Banai subdivision Saturday. Residents awoke to wide spread flooding as roads and culverts were submerged under fast-flowing water. As water levels continued to rise, floodwaters entered more than 50 homes in Koida block...

Malkangiri: Security forces have unearthed an arms dump of the Maoists in Odisha's Malkangiri district bordering Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Odisha Police conducted an operation July 24 in Jodambo police station...

Kendrapada: Tikhiri Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Chameli Ojha is facing a no-confidence motion in Odisha's Kendrapada district. According to reports, 21 of the 22 ward members have moved a no-confidence motion against her. The Sub-Collector has directed all concerned to remain present at the District Collector's...

Bhubaneswar: The state committee of the Bharatiya Khet Mazdoor Union (BKMU) Friday expressed concern over what it termed the deteriorating education system, worsening law and order situation, rising poverty and incidents of mob violence, warning of statewide protests if immediate corrective measures are not taken....

Kendrapada: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report within two weeks in connection with the alleged rape of a minor and her delivery outside a government hospital in Kandhamal district. The Commission has also expanded its inquiry to examine the availability...