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This is no ordinary marriage ceremony. This is also a celebration of the journey of a woman who has not just fought to get her own life on track, but helped others do so. And hence, there cannot be a more apt celebration to mark the International Women’s Day.

In a shocking incident, the decapitated body of a man was found on railway tracks near Lingaraj Road Station in Bhubaneswar on Monday.

A young couple allegedly committed suicide after their families disapproved of their love relationship. Police on Monday recovered bodies of a youth and a girl lying in a pool of blood in a closed room at Ariba village under Gurandi police limits in Gajapati district.

Clearing the doubts surrounding the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, the original sample of Rourkela-based doctor, identified as Dr Suleiman came out negative at RMRC on Sunday (March 7). This came after the doctor had completed both the doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, but had still tested positive for the virus at IGH, Rourkela last month.

In a shocking incident, a man whose marriage proposal was rejected killed the concerned woman’s mother in a fit of rage on Monday. The incident was reported from Karlakhunta village under Kesinga Police limits of Kalahandi district.

The Odisha Forest and Environment department constituted a task force on Monday to review the ongoing forest fires. The task force will ascertain the causes and also recommend immediate containment measures.

As constant efforts are being made to douse the fire at Similipal Biosphere Reserve, the erstwhile royal family of Mayurbhanj has stepped in to lend a helping hand to the local communities tackle the menace. Rashmi Rajyalaxmi Bhanj Deo, the queen of the erstwhile royal family and her daughter princess Akshita, were seen dousing the raging fire at several places under Bangiriposi range in the Similipal reserve.

Major forests in Odisha are in the grip of severe wildfires which have been raging over the past several days triggering serious concerns.

Woman undergoing treatment at S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack was critically injured after a ceiling fan in motion snapped and fell on her in the hospital ward on Monday.

Odisha Government appointed 1995-batch IPS officer, Saumendra Priyadarshi as the commissioner of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Twin City. Present commissioner, Sudhanshu Sarangi has been given the role CMD, OPHWC

Special squads will be constituted to curb street crime in Bhubaneswar. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Uma Shankar Das said on Monday that special squads will be constituted in police stations across the city to deal with street crimes such as robbery, chain snatching, shoplifting or vandalism.

A recent data published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reveals that Odisha tops the list of states and union territories with most contaminated sites. Uttar Pradesh and national capital Delhi stand second and third in the list, respectively.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the results for the February session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main. This year, a total of six candidates scored 100 NTA scores in JEE paper-1 (B.E./B.Tech). Goutam Das has topped in Odisha with NTA score of 99.9990357

Watch the story of Lakhmi Sing. Her baby Soubhagyabati Sing has a rare condition of hydrocephalus in which fluid accumulates in the brain resulting in abnormal growth of the head.

Maha Shivratri will be celebrated in a restricted manner this year. Amid the recent surge in the COVID-19 positive cases in the country, the Odisha government on Tuesday restricted any kind of congregation on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on March 11.