Odisha

Sambalpur: Two more sluice gates of the Hirakud Dam were opened on Saturday to release the excess floodwater entering the reservoir of the hydel project. Now excess water from the reservoir is being released through 24 gates of the…

Bhubaneswar: The Fakir Mohan University in Balasore was graded as ‘A’ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The NAAC peer team gave an institutional Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.18 to FM University…

Bhawanipatna: Bindu Mahanand, the chairman of Golamunda block in Kalahandi district was arrested for allegedly misappropriating crop insurance money by forging land documents of farmers. He was arrested following complaints lodged by…

Baripada: A house surgeon was found hanging in his hostel room at Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sachin Sahoo from Keonjhar.…

Keonjhar: Hinting at the rising smartphone addiction among children, a 14-year-old boy reportedly consumed poison when his parents refused to provide him a mobile phone in Keonjhar district of Odisha on Saturday. This boy studies in…

Sundergarh:  Ten more people were detected to be infected with scrub typhus in the Sundargarh district during past 24 hours. With this, the total number of scrub typhus positive cases in the district rose to 221. According to Sundergarh…

Balasore: A minor girl tried to end her life by consuming poison after allegedly being gang-raped by three youths including her lover in the Balasore district. According to police sources, this incident occurred at a hotel in Chandipur…

Rayagada: News of a Class-III girl allegedly raped in her school by a peon in Dangasil police station limits in Odisha’s Rayagada district erupted in violent tension in the area. An angry mob of villagers blocked the road and also set…

Udala: In a bid to make parents as stakeholders in education systems, the Odisha government has launched “Parents as Partners”. In this thread, The ST & SC Development Department has started this unique initiative in Mayurbhanj’s Udala…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha cyclist Dinesh Kumar has been named as the latest addition to the revised Indian contingent set to compete in the Hangzhou Asian Games. This prestigious event will mark Dinesh's participation as the 14th sportsperson…