Baragada MP Pradeep Purohit met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw with a memorandum demanding accelerated railway projects and new train services for Baragada and Jharsuguda districts. Purohit urged the minister to ensure punctual…
A pregnant woman in labour was carried nearly three kilometres on a stretcher by ambulance staff and family members in Odisha’s Koraput district because her village has no road. The incident occurred…
A three-foot-long cobra entered a bird cage at a home in Odisha's Banki area on Wednesday and killed two birds. The snake got trapped inside the cage after the attack, frightening residents…
Hindustan Times reports that the Odisha government has ordered all higher educational institutions to revive and reconstitute key committees, including anti-ragging panels, before the 2026-27 academic session. A Higher Education department letter…
An e-scooter caught fire in Badakhuri village, Odisha's Balasore district, after its battery allegedly burst while charging on Wednesday morning. The blaze damaged the electric scooter and a nearby petrol scooter, along…
Coal India Ltd (CIL) and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMNS) have signed an MoU to explore a coal gasification plant near AMNS's pellet plant in Paradip, Odisha. The facility would produce synthesis…
Villagers of Suddha Sarangi village gheraoed the Balianta police station in Odisha on Wednesday, alleging that a youth named Lakshmidhar Swain was brutally assaulted in an attempted murder. Swain is in a…
A car was burned late Tuesday night in Sudhukhand village under Gop police station limits in Puri district, following a land dispute between two groups. Complainant Chittaranjan Swain said men from Bairipur…
A five-foot-long crocodile was captured from a village pond in Odisha's Malkangiri district on Wednesday, after a three-day operation by the Forest Department. The reptile was first spotted at MV-104 village three…
The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 2026, replacing the 2020 framework. The new rules scrap the 100-point evaluation system and remove the 50% ceiling on…
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IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.