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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have arrested a man in Gujarat's Surat for allegedly murdering a 76-year-old woman at her residence in Bhubaneswar, an officer said Thursday. The accused, who was employed as a caretaker for the elderly woman living alone in the Laxmisagar area of the...

Bhubaneswar: Amid Opposition criticism over the government's handling of Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent floods, Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Thursday asserted that no direct casualties had been reported in Ganjam district due to the cyclone or flooding, clarifying that the deaths...

Bhubaneswar: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) central organising general secretary Milind Parande has demanded that the missing Justice A.S. Naidu Commission report on the 2008 murder of Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati be traced and made public, alleging that its disappearance is hindering the pursuit of justice. Addressing...

Koraput: A medicinal plant garden featuring more than 300 varieties was inaugurated at the Central University of Odisha (CUO) campus in Sunabeda Thursday to conserve indigenous bio-resources and promote traditional tribal healing practices. Named 'Parashar Tribal Medicinal Plant Garden', it was inaugurated during the launch...

Brahmapur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for murdering a 34-year-old man. Additional District Judge-III Bibhaswat Goutam convicted Kangaru Bhuyan (54) and his brother Kalia Bhuyan (24), both residents of Banthapalli village, for the murder of Bachan Swain,...

Baragada: Two suspected poachers were arrested from Odisha's Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary during raids, officials said Thursday. Acting on specific intelligence, sanctuary officials and the Baragada district police conducted search operations across five villages near the reserve November 10-11 to prevent poaching and illegal hunting of...

Jajpur: An elderly couple from Andhra Pradesh drowned in a river in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday while trying to rescue their daughter and nephew, who had ventured into deep water while taking a holy dip, police said. The deceased were identified as M Srinivas Sulu...

Manchester: Michael Carrick was fired by Manchester United Thursday after overseeing the 20-time English champion's worst start to a Premier League season, with U.S. men's coach Mauricio Pochettino a potential candidate to succeed him. Carrick's departure comes less than six months after he was given...

Baragada: Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary authorities have announced a cash reward of Rs 1,000 for credible information on wildlife poaching, following the arrest of two suspected poachers during a joint anti-poaching operation with Baragada district police. Around 70 armed forest and police personnel conducted raids and...

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief and rehabilitation initiative, the Odisha Government has sanctioned Rs.482.42 crore for the repair, reconstruction and restoration of public infrastructure damaged by Cyclone 'Arnab' and the subsequent heavy rainfall and floods in six districts of the state. The funds have been...