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A young student has made Odisha proud. Meet, Akash Kumar Nayak. This young boy from Itamati village in Nayagarh district has been conferred the title of Best National Cadet Corps (NCC) Commander during the Republic Day Camp at New Delhi this year.

Several Odia workers in Andhra Pradesh had a close shave after a bus carrying them caught fire. This is the ill-fated bus standing close to an electricity pole that caught fire.

Amid the ongoing pandemic, colleges and universities in Odisha reopened today with strict adherence to the COVID-19 guidelines. The classes resumed for students of Plus-III second year and Post-Graduation (PG) 1st year students.

  In a major crackdown, Phulbani Sadar Police arrested a police constable with another person on charges of illegal smuggling of ganja at Baliguda in Kandhamal district.

A major fire broke out in a garage on National Highway-16 near Dahanigadia Chhak in Bhadrak district in the wee hours of Wednesday.

After Rath Yatra and Nagarjuna Besha, devotees may not be allowed to witness the ‘Padma Mukha Besha’ of the Holy Trinity at Puri Srimandir on Sunday (February 14). As per the temple administration’s decision, the shrine will be kept closed for sanitisation on Sunday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Devotees may be deprived of the darshan as per the on-going Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

Nagarjuna Besha of Lord Jagannath and his siblings will not be held in 2021. It was confirmed by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Tuesday (February 9) after a co-ordination meeting.

A female elephant was found dead in Ghusugudi forest under Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district on Tuesday (February 9). Sources said that the carcass of the animal was spotted lying in the jungle by the Kalahandi (South) Forest Division officials.

An Indian couple wowed netizens with their skiing skills while wearing saree and dhoti. The couple here is skiing at Welch village, a popular skiing haunt in Minnesota, United States.

There will be no Khandagiri Mela this year. Putting an end to the speculations, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that that there will be no Khadagiri Mela this year.

While delivering his address in Lok Sabha today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said post Corona, a new world order beckons and India can assert its place in this new order only by becoming Atmanirbhar (self reliant).

In shocking incident, a businessman died after being allegedly attacked by unidentified miscreants in front of his house in Rourkela on Tuesday (February 9).

Ten days after a fire broke out at Sun Hospital in Tulasipur area of Cuttack, the district administration temporarily shut down the Hospital on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Opposition today while delivering his address in the Lok Sabha. Modi said that when it comes to doing the right things, the Opposition is creating roadblocks.

In a friendly interaction with the students of Rama Devi Women’s University, Higher Education Minister Arun Sahoo was recently seen sharing tips on photography. The minister attended the inauguration of the new academic block, library, and hostel building at Rama Devi Women’s University on Monday (February 8).