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Row over short film 'Laash': Dana Majhi lodges FIR against producer Manoj Bagh

India, July 27 -- Dana Majhi, a tribal man from Odisha's Kalahandi district, has lodged an FIR against the makers of short film 'Laash'. Majhi, who had hogged the headlines for carrying the body of h... Read More


Orissa High Court upholds removal of Dr. Durga Shankar Pattanaik as Utkal University PG Council Chairperson

India, July 27 -- The Orissa High Court has upheld the decision to remove Professor Dr. Durga Shankar Pattanaik from the post of Chairperson of the Post Graduate Council (PGC) at Utkal University, dis... Read More


Supreme Court dismisses Nayagarh MLA Arun Sahoo's plea, clears way for hearing of poll petition

India, July 27 -- Trouble for Nayagarh MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo mounted after the Supreme Court dismissed his plea challenging the Orissa High Court's order to proceed with a poll petition against his 202... Read More


Goods train suffers minor derailment in Odisha; passenger services unaffected

India, July 27 -- A coal-laden goods train suffered a minor derailment between Sikir and Titlagarh stations in the Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway on Monday. No casualties or injuries were re... Read More


ACF Soumya Ranjan death: Accused former DFO surrenders before court

India, July 27 -- Former Gajapati Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sangram Behera, an accused in the high-profile Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra death case, surrendered ... Read More


Centre sanctions Rs 140 crore to upgrade 71 secondary schools in Odisha to higher secondary schools

India, July 27 -- The Union Ministry of Education has approved the upgradation of 71 secondary schools in Odisha into higher secondary schools under the Samagra Shiksha programme for the 2026-27 finan... Read More


Odisha: Puri temple admin opposes release of animated film 'Mahaprabhu Jagannath'

India, July 26 -- The authorities of Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri city have opposed the release of animated movie 'Mahaprabhu Jagannath' amid allegations that the film portrays distorted informat... Read More


'Adharapana' ritual: Lord Jagannath, siblings offered delicious drink on chariots in Odisha's Puri

India, July 26 -- Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were offered Adharapana (a delicious drink) on their respective chariots at the Lions' Gate of Srimandir in Odisha's... Read More


Heavy rain alert: Schools closed in these three Odisha districts on Monday

India, July 26 -- In view of the forecast of heavy rainfall, the district administrations of Mayurbhanj, Jagatsinghpur, and Kendrapara have announced a one-day closure of schools on Monday. In Mayurb... Read More


Father-son duo killed in lightning strike in Odisha's Dhenkanal

India, July 26 -- In a saddening incident, a 55-year-old man and his 24-year-old son were killed in lightning strike in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Sunday. The incident took place at Balipada vill... Read More