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Baleshwar: Following the directions of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das, a party fact-finding team visited Jaleswar in Baleshwar district Friday to investigate the rape and murder of a minor girl whose decomposed body was recovered Thursday. According to an office order...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission (OUSSSC) announced Friday a major recruitment drive to fill as many as 7,268 below-graduate-level vacancies across the state, including roles for civil constables, firefighters, traffic constables, and emergency drivers. Online registration and application submission started October 23 and...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal Friday and is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by October 26, according to an IMD forecast that prompted the Odisha government to start taking precautionary measures. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed...

Malkangiri: At least one person was killed and more than 10 others were injured after a DJ vehicle overturned near Mathili in Odisha’s Malkangiri district Friday morning. According to source, the accident took place around 7 am near Anlajodi when a front tyre of the...

PITAMBAR SAHU, OP Amarpali: A government upper primary (UP) school in Subarnapur district operating on private land has been struggling with a shortage of classrooms, vacancy of teachers and absence of other essential infrastructure such as a boundary wall and a kitchen. Bisalpali Government Upper...

Nabarangpur/Tentulikhunti: A large public rally was held Thursday at Hirmimunda ground in Tentulikhunti block of Nabarangpur district to oppose a proposed nuclear power plant. The Anabaika Shakti Prakalpa Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (Nuclear Power Project Resistance Struggle Committee) organised the event, which focused on protecting water,...

Hatadihi/Bancho: Residents of Bancho village under Hatadihi block in Kendujhar district blocked the State Highway 53 Thursday to protest the absence of irrigation facilities for their farmland despite the Baitarani River and a canal running through the area. Due to the blockade, several vehicles travelling...

Bhubaneswar: The political row over Kotia Panchayat has intensified, with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announcing that a party delegation will visit the disputed border region Friday to protest against reported election-related activities undertaken by Andhra Pradesh in villages claimed by Odisha. The visit has...

Jaleswar: The decomposed body of a 14-year-old girl, who had been missing for nearly a week, was found dumped Thursday on a roadside under Nampo police outpost in Baleshwar district. Family members and locals have alleged that she was gang-raped before being murdered. Police have...

Kendrapada: Defying changing times and improved road connectivity, villagers in Rajnagar of Odisha's Kendrapada district have kept alive an age-old tradition of bidding farewell to Goddess Durga through colourful boat processions on the Hansua river, with around 20 idols taken along the water route for...