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Odisha Vigilance catches Sundaragada tahasildar with Rs 5 lakh

Rourkela: The Odisha vigilance Thursday caught a tahasildar of Sundaragada district with Rs 5 lakh of suspected ill-gotten cash, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, vigilance sleuths intercepted the Lathikata tahasildar-cum-sub-registrar's vehicle near Rajabasa Chhak in Sundaragada district when he was moving towards Rourkela city...

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History-sheeter booked under NSA in Odisha’s Koraput

Koraput: Police in Odisha's Koraput district have booked a history-sheeter under the National Security Act (NSA), an officer said Thursday. Invoking provisions under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, the police booked Sanjay Suna, who has 25 criminal cases registered against him over the...

Man killed for ‘human sacrifice’ in Balangir

Balangir/Deogaon: A 40-year-old man was beheaded in a suspected human sacrifice in Balangir district, police said Thursday. Santosh Kharsel, of Teparamunda village under Tusura police limits, was identified as the victim. Deogaon police registered case (161/2026) and arrested the primary suspect, Shatrughna Sahu, 40, of...

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Vande Mataram not a political bargaining chip: Odisha CM Majhi

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said Vande Mataram was not a "political bargaining chip" but the "soul of Bharat's freedom struggle", amid an ongoing row over the national song. Taking to social media, Majhi said the Congress Working Committee's decision to limit...

Meal-time quarrel turns deadly as younger brother kills elder brother

Bhawanipatna: A minor argument between two brothers during a meal turned fatal in Balarampur village under Bhawanipatna Sadar police limits in Kalahandi district Thursday afternoon. According to reports, 32-year-old Dharamu Sabar allegedly attacked his elder brother, 35-year-old Kulamani Sabar, with an axe following an argument....

Odisha Floods

Odisha govt issues notice to hydropower firm over floods

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued a show-cause notice to a private hydropower company for allegedly causing floods in Kendujhar district by opening the gates of a barrage at Anandapur without prior intimation, an official said. The notice was issued to Baitarani Power Projects Pvt...

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Former minister Debi Mishra escapes major accident in Kataka

Bhubaneswar: Former minister and Biju Janata Dal vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra escaped unhurt after a cement-laden truck collided with his car near Kamaladeipur Chhak on the Narsinghpur main road in Cuttack district Thursday. The truck struck the side and rear of Mishra’s car, damaging the...

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Deprived schools: Unsafe school building keeps students away

Bhabanipatana: Despite a 2014 directive from the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the state government instructing District Collectors to identify and demolish unsafe and abandoned school buildings, hazardous structures continue to pose a threat to students across the state, with Karlakot Primary School in...

 

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