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By TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: More than 1,500 illegal firearms are reportedly in the hands of criminals in Bhubaneswar, raising serious concerns over public safety and the city’s law-and-order situation. According to an intelligence report submitted to the police, these firearms are being smuggled into...

Baripada: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday attended the cultural gathering of the National Bandana Festival–2026, organised at Aguada in Mayurbhanj district as the chief guest. On the occasion, he praised the Kudumi community for its rich ancient traditions, hard work, agricultural heritage and deep-rooted...

Kataka: The alleged harassment of a deceased patient’s family by touts and private ambulance operators at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Kataka came to light Thursday after a woman’s body remained in the hospital’s New Medicine department for nearly three hours. According to...

Gunupur/Gudari: Forest officials seized a leopard skin during a raid near Karnapadu in Naira section under Gunupur-Gudari forest range in Rayagada district Friday and arrested four people in this connection. Three motorcycles and four mobile phones were also seized, officials said. Acting on intelligence that...

Joda: Police recovered the body of a 32-year-old schoolteacher, who was found hanging inside her rented accommodation in Contractor Colony in Joda town of Kendujhar district, Friday. The circumstances surrounding her death are being investigated. The deceased was identified as Rosalika Patra, a native of...

Bhubaneswar: Exposed steel spikes along forest roads in Kendujhar have emerged as a fresh threat to elephants and other wildlife, as Odisha grapples with high pachyderm mortality from electrocution, train hits and other hazards. Biswajit Mohanty, secretary of the Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO), said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s efforts to strengthen education among tribal communities have received national recognition, with President Droupadi Murmu felicitating Odisha Model Tribal Education Society (OMTES) Secretary Surendra Kumar Meena for his contribution to the sector. Meena was felicitated during the Janjatiya Gourav Pakhwada programme in recognition...

New Delhi/Chilika: Navy Chief Admiral Krishna Swaminathan Friday referred to the revamped Agnipath in his address at the Passing Out Parade of the ninth batch of its Agniveers at INS Chilka, saying that they now have an "additional opportunity" to become a regular sailor. "With...

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Two policemen were killed and two others injured after an iron ore-laden truck rammed their vehicle in Odisha's Bhadrak district in the early hours of Friday, officials said. The incident took place around 12.30 am near Biras Chhak in Basudevpur in the Naikanidihi police...

Beijing/Bhubaneswar: Chinese enthusiasts of Indian culture and art forms danced to the graceful rhythms of Odissi, the classical dance form, at a workshop organised by the Indian Embassy in Beijing. A video posted on X by the Indian Embassy Thursday showed participants learning the steps...