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Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Odisha has lost 239 security personnel in the three-decade-long fight against Maoists, but the insurgency is in the final stage with the surrender of five Naxals, including the most-wanted red rebel Sukru alias Kosa Sodi, a senior officer said Wednesday. Additional Director General of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have arrested a man from Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore online investment scam in which a businessman from Cuttack was duped of more than Rs 12.33 crore, a senior Crime Branch official said Wednesday. The 36-year-old accused, identified as Rahul...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 122 incidents of disorder involving Hindus, Muslims and Christians were reported in various parts of Odisha during 2025, according to a White Paper tabled in the assembly Wednesday. The home department said 106 Hindu-Muslim and 16 Hindu-Christian disorder incidents were reported...

Berhampur: A businessman’s house was looted in the Badabazar police limits of Ganjam district, with thieves decamping with around 1 kg of gold ornaments and Rs 1.3 lakh in cash, police said. The incident took place at Premanagar under Badabazar police station when the owner,...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack. The demonstration by the opposition MLAs over the issue, which...

Cuttack: All district and subordinate courts in Odisha will function in morning hours from April 6 in view of prevailing heatwave conditions, the High Court said Tuesday. As per the revised schedule, court proceedings will be held from 7 am to 1 pm, with a...

Bhubaneswar: Seasoned Tamil Nadu athlete Bara nica Elangovan smashed the overall national record in the women's pole vault event in a stunning performance, clearing a height of 4.22m on the opening day of the National Indoor Championships Tuesday. The 29-year-old Baranica, a three-time national outdoor...

Raipur: Close to 1300 athletes from across the country will be seen in action across nine disciplines in the first-ever Khelo India Tribal Games starting Wednesday. The Games will be held at three venues in Chattisgarh -- Raipur, Jagdalpur and Sarguja -- and 106 gold...

Bargarh: Tension flared up in Bargarh town Tuesday as police and residents clashed during an ongoing anti-encroachment drive, with bulldozers demolishing houses in a low-income settlement. Tuesday, officials moved to clear encroachments in Canalpada areas under ward-14 and ward-15 of the Bargarh Municipality. As bulldozers...

Balikuda: A couple was killed after a speeding truck rammed into their motorcycle and dragged them for about 200 meters on Cuttack Nuagaon National Highway-55 in Jagatsinghpur district Tuesday morning, police said. The accident occurred around 9 am at Dengapola (Fakirpada) Square on National Highway...