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Pollution, heatwave impacting children’s health and education in India: UNICEF report

By Odisha News Online 95
NEW DELHI,JAN 24: The children in India are facing significant challenges due to environmental stressors such as heatwave and air pollution, which are adversely affecting their health, school attendance, and overall learning outcomes, says a report by UNICEF. According to the report, around 54.8 million children in India were affected by heatwaves in 2024 alone. […]Continue Reading
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Kapil Sharma, Rajpal Yadav, 2 others get threat mail: Not a publicity stunt

By Odisha News Online 131
MUMBAI,JAN 23 : Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma, actor Rajpal Yadav, choreographer-director Remo D’Souza and singer-comedian Sugandha Mishra received threat emails, police said. “We have been monitoring your recent activities, and we believe it is imperative that we bring a sensitive matter to your attention. This is not a publicity stunt or an attempt to harass Continue Reading
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Parakram Diwas: Honouring Netaji’s legacy in the heart of Odisha’s history

By Odisha News Online 249
NEW DELHI,JAN 23 : As the nation gears up to celebrate Parakram Diwas 2025, all roads lead to Cuttack, Odisha—birthplace of one of India’s most indomitable leaders, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The historic Barabati Fort, which serves as the venue for this year’s celebrations, stands as a silent witness to centuries of Odisha’s history. Born […]Continue Reading
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At least 12 dead after train runs over passengers who jumped to tracks fearing fire in Maharashtra

By Odisha News Online 99
MUMBAI, JAN 22 : At least 12 train passengers were killed after stepping down due to a rumour of fire and being run over by another train passing on the adjacent tracks in North Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Wednesday evening, officials said. Twelve bodies have been recovered from the train accident site in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon […]Continue Reading
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Olympic medalists Neeraj, Nadeem feature on Aaghaz-e-Dosti’s 13th Indo-Pak peace calendar

By Odisha News Online 135
CHANDIGARH,JAN 21 : This year, the 13th Indo-Pak peace calendar by Aaghaz-e-Dosti features a painting of India’s Javelin star Neeraj Chopra’s mother with her hands draped across the shoulders of Neeraj and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem; the men had claimed the silver and gold medals respectively at the Paris Olympics 2024. A letter exchange program took […]Continue Reading
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Court says ‘not rarest of rare cases’, Sanjay Roy gets life imprisonment for RG Kar Hospital rape-murder

By Odisha News Online 134
KOLKATA,JAN 20 : A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment on Monday for the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The Additional District and Sessions Judge Anirban Das, in Sealdah, had found Roy guilty on Saturday for the crime committed on August 9 last year, […]Continue Reading