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2 arrested as Excise team seizes 370kg ganja en route from Kandhamal to Mumbai

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- The Excise Department seized 370 kilograms of ganja on Sunday from Bhaler Chhak on the outskirts of Bolangir town and arrested two persons belonging to Jharkhand in connection ... Read More


Five-year delay keeps Jajpur's Rs 194 crore administrative building in limbo

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- Uncertainty continues over the operationalisation of the Jajpur Administrative Building, with the project remaining incomplete even after five years since construction began. A... Read More


NEET-UG 2026 retest: Admit card released by NTA ahead of June 21 examination

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday released the admit cards for candidates appearing in the NEET-UG 2026 retest scheduled to be held on June 21. Candidates can now dow... Read More


Double murder rocks Odisha: Man hacks parents to death on Pahili Raja

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- A shocking incident has come to light from Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district on Sunday, where a man allegedly killed his parents with a sharp-edged weapon following a family disp... Read More


3-year drinking water crisis forces villagers to depend on unsafe well in Ganjam

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- A severe drinking water crisis has been troubling the residents of Padmapalli village under Jhadabandha panchayat in Dharakote block of Odisha's Ganjam district for the past th... Read More


Hundreds of farmers gherao CSO office over paddy procurement delays in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- The paddy procurement crisis in Odisha's Subarnapur district continues to deepen, with hundreds of farmers protesting against delays in the lifting of harvested paddy from loca... Read More


Dry reservoir, broken canals deepen farmers' woes in Odisha's Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- The government's claims of supporting farmers are facing a stern test in Odisha's Kandhamal district, where a severe water crisis is threatening standing crops. Prolonged heatw... Read More


21-year-old allegedly impersonates Indian Army Brigadier after failing NEET multiple times, walks into sting operation trap

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- Every year, lakhs of students across India dedicate months-and often years-to preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), one of the country's most competi... Read More


Pahili Raja turns tragic as man hacks mother to death in Odisha's Bhadrak

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- In a heart-wrenching incident on the first day of the Raja festival, a 25-year-old man hacked his mother to death with an axe in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering shock and... Read More


Friction-lock: How to shield your skin from summer fungal outbreaks

Bhubaneswar, June 14 -- The suffocating combination of intense heat and tropical humidity creates an accidental greenhouse effect on your skin. When sweat cannot evaporate effectively from your body, ... Read More