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Cuttack, Sept. 26 (UDN): A historic palace-like structure on the Shishu Bhavan campus in Cuttack, which once served as Odisha’s Raj Bhavan, could get a new lease of life as a museum instead of being demolished. The proposal has brought the heritage value of the ageing structure back into focus, with Shishu Bhavan authorities and

Talcher, Sept. 26 (UDN): A massive laddoo weighing around four tonnes and offered as prasad during the Ganesh festival was auctioned for Rs 17 lakh in Talcher, drawing enthusiastic participation from devotees despite heavy rainfall.  Representational Image The Diamond Group emerged as the highest bidder after a spirited auction and took home the giant sweet

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 26 (UDN): Railway-related crime cases have dropped by nearly 83 per cent at locations covered by solar-powered CCTV surveillance under the East Coast Railway (ECoR), according to railway authorities.  Representational Image  Data for the January-August period show that the number of reported cases fell from 200 in 2025 to 34 in the corresponding

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 26 (UDN): Train services on the Koraput-Kirandul route were severely disrupted on Friday after a high-voltage transmission tower collapsed near Maliguda railway station amid strong winds and heavy rain, triggering landslides that damaged sections of the railway track. The incident occurred in the Maliguda-Chhatriput section, where nearly 150 metres of earth slid onto

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 26 (UDN): Despite Odisha being home to more than 3,000 identified temples and archaeological monuments, only 294 sites have been granted protected status by the state and central governments, the Assembly was informed on Friday.  Representational Image  Replying to a question by BJD MLA Prasanna Acharya, Language, Literature and Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 26 (UDN): Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das was hospitalised after falling ill during the party’s protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in Bhubaneswar on Friday.  Representational Image  Das, who had reportedly been suffering from a fever-related illness for the past several days, participated in the protest despite not

Puri, Sept. 26 (UDN): Renowned sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo has celebrated India’s latest Asian Games triumph with a special sand animation dedicated to shooters Suruchi Inder Singh and Kamaljeet. The artwork, created at Sahoo’s studio in Puri, commemorates the duo’s gold-medal-winning performance in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya