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Odisha Information Commission orders police inquiry into RTI abuse for extortion

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 7 -- In a significant development highlighting the misuse of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Odisha Information Commission has directed a police investigation into allegation... Read More


Youth critical after rare snake bites him in Bhadrak; reptile goes missing

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 7 -- A youth was critically injured after being bitten by a snake he was carrying around his neck in Bhadrak district, an incident reported from the Banta area on Wednesday. The inj... Read More


Rayagada school fire incident: Minister Nityananda Gond orders probe, assures action

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond on Tuesday assured that all necessary steps are being taken for the treatment of students injured in a shocking fire in... Read More


Patients left waiting: Odisha doctors continue their 2-hour OPD shutdown over pending demands

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- Odisha on Tuesday witnessed a statewide two-hour OPD strike by government doctors, who protested against long-pending demands. Outpatient services were suspended across governme... Read More


New year revelry turns tragic: Women, her two children dead in Gajapati road accident

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- In a tragic road accident, a woman and her two young children were killed after a truck rammed into their car near Korlama Chhak, close to the Gajapati district border, on Tuesd... Read More


Vehicle carrying pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh crashes near Pipili, 6 women injured

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- At least six women pilgrims were injured, one of them critically, after the vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into a roadside electric pole near Teishipur Chhak unde... Read More


Expelled Odisha Congress leader Mohammed Moquim to launch party on National Youth Day

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- A new political party will take shape in Odisha on January 12, coinciding with National Youth Day, announced senior leader Mohammed Moquim on Monday. The announcement from the f... Read More


Another Odisha forester apprehended by Vigilance while accepting Rs 10,000 bribe

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- In a significant anti-corruption operation, the Odisha Vigilance Department caught a forest officer red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000. The officer, Ashok... Read More


Odisha's Chilika turns birdwatchers' paradise as over 11 lakh migratory birds arrive

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 6 -- Chilika Lake in Odisha has once again turned into a haven for migratory birds with the onset of winter, attracting a large number of tourists and birdwatchers from across the co... Read More


Farmers stage protest in Ganjam over paddy procurement irregularities

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 1 -- Farmers staged a protest at Sanakhemundi in Ganjam district on Thursday over alleged irregularities in paddy procurement and the delay in the opening of mandis, causing disrupti... Read More