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Jamtara, April 4 The Jaynagar-Puri Express had to be halted for over 30 minutes on Saturday near the Jamtara Railway Station in Jharkhand, after passengers alerted the train staff about smoke billowing from the wheels of a sleeper coach, an official said.The train was travelling from Jaynagar...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 A 19-year-old tourist died after drowning in the sea near Varkala on Saturday, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Priyanka, who is from Odisha and was studying in Bengaluru.Officials at the Varkala Fire and Rescue Service Station said that Priyanka...

Bhubaneswar, April 4 Ten opposition parties in Odisha, including the BJD and Congress, strongly opposed the Railway Board's decision to transfer the Palasa-Ichhapuram section from East Coast Railway (ECoR) to South Coast Railway (SCoR) and termed it as "anti-Odisha and unjust".The BJD...

Sambalpur, April 4 Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Saturday urged the graduating students of the Indian Institute of Management-Sambalpur to become job creators rather than job seekers, highlighting the growing opportunities in entrepreneurship and innovation in India.Kambhampati was...

Berhampur, April 4 The Ganjam district administration in Odisha opened a free coaching center in Berhampur on Saturday for individuals preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) exams, officials said.Two other similar coaching...

Bhubaneswar, April 4 The Centre has given in-principle approval for Stage-1 forest clearance for the proposed Shree Jagannath International Airport in Puri, officials said on Saturday.The greenfield airport project, proposed by former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in 2021, has received...

Bangkok, April 4 Teenage quadruple amputee archer Payal Nag produced a stunning upset to defeat her world No 1 teammate Sheetal Devi and clinch gold, headlining India's dominant showing at the World Archery Para Series here, where the country finished on top with an overwhelming seven gold...

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), April 3 – Karnataka emerged as the overall champions, securing 23 gold medals, along with 8 silver and 7 bronze, at the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026, which concluded in Raipur on Friday.Odisha came in second with 21 gold, 15 silver, and 21 bronze...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday asserted that “Odia pride” became a major poll issue in the 2024 elections for the Lok Sabha and state assembly as the previous BJD government had “outsourced” the state’s administration to non-Odia bureaucrats.The BJP...

Sambalpur (Odisha), April 3 Two individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in embezzling a government fund of ₹3.67 crore from an excise office in Sambalpur, Odisha, an official said on Friday.The arrests were made in connection with a case registered on March 9, following a...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 The mercury rose to 40 degrees Celsius and above at nine locations in Odisha on Friday, with Jharsuguda recording the day's highest temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius.According to a bulletin from the IMD, Angul recorded a day temperature of 40.7 degrees Celsius, followed...

Jagdalpur, April 3 – Just 48 hours after writing her Class 12 board exams, the 17-year-old Alish Ekka found herself on the podium with a silver medal around her neck at the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 in Chhattisgarh. For the teenager from a nondescript village in Odisha’s Sundargarh...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 The BJD and the Congress on Friday opposed the Railway Board's decision to exclude the Palasa–Ichchapuram section from ECoR jurisdiction and demanded a reversal of the move.The decision has also not been welcomed by a section of leaders of the ruling BJP.The...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 At least six people, including a minor boy, sustained serious burn injuries in an explosion while preparing firecrackers for a festival in Nayagarh district of Odisha on Friday, police said.The incident took place in the Korada village, within the Nuagaon police...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday urged citizens to cooperate with the upcoming Census exercise, with house listing set to begin from April 16.In a video message, he appealed to people to participate in the process, including self-enumeration being carried...

Raipur, April 3 Karnataka emerged as the overall champions with 23 gold medals in the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games. A highlight of the final day proceedings here was Jharkhand's Komalika Bari winning the gold medal in the women's recurve archery category, a former world junior champion...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 – The Sambalpur police in Odisha have arrested two employees of the Excise Department, including a retired Excise Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), in connection with a case involving large-scale embezzlement of government funds worth over Rs 3.67 crore between 2022 and 2025...

Raipur, April 3 – Former world junior champion Komalika Bari of Jharkhand added the gold medal in women's recurve archery to her mixed triumph, while Arjun Khara of Odisha won the men's recurve category. However, these efforts were not enough for the chasing teams to dislodge Karnataka from the...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 Odisha Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said on Friday that the government has allowed the sale of liquor in tetra packs, subject to certain criteria, in its new Excise Policy for 2026-29.Speaking to media persons here, Harichandan said that selling liquor in tetra...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 The Odisha government will soon release standard operating procedures (SOPs) for women and girl-centric initiatives such as the 'Kanya Sumangal' scheme, 'Subhadra Sambad', and 'Subhadra Wellness', said Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida.The initiatives are expected to...