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Rayagada: The newly created Rayagada Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) became operational Monday, in a major step towards strengthening railway operations in south Odisha, officials said. Headquartered in Rayagada, the new division has been carved out through the reorganisation of the erstwhile Waltair...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that nearly 96 per cent of complaints received through the CM's Grievance Redressal Cell have been resolved. Speaking after the 18th session of the public grievance hearing programme, Majhi said the initiative has significantly strengthened the...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, Y.B. Khurania, Monday ordered an investigation by the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) into allegations of custodial torture that allegedly led to the death of a 32-year-old physically disabled person in the Kabisuryanagar area of Ganjam district. HRPC,...

Bhubaneswar: The process for the by-election to a vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Odisha formally commenced Monday, following the issuance of a notification by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in this regard. Informing the media in a press conference held here, Odisha Assembly Secretary...

Baripada: Severed legs of a man were found inside Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday, with locals alleging that he was killed in a tiger attack, officials said. Forest officials, however, said the cause of death was yet to be ascertained, and an...

Bhubaneswar: An ambulance was completely gutted after it caught fire near Jagamara in the Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar Monday. The incident took place when the ambulance was on its way to pick up a patient. The vehicle caught fire suddenly while in motion, leading to...

Berhampur: A 32-year-old daily wage labourer died after allegedly being tortured in police custody in Odisha's Ganjam district, with the DGP ordering a high-level probe into the matter. The deceased has been identified as Sushant Sahu, a resident of Subalaya village in Kabisuryanagar police station...

Rourkela: Odisha Police busted a gambling racket in an area bordering Chhattisgarh in Sundargrah district and arrested 26 people involved in such an illegal activity, an officer said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided the Jamjharia forest near the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border on...

Ahmedabad: The passionate fans will not be able to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's title defence with the team after the franchise decided against holding a victory parade in the city in order to avoid the crowd frenzy, which led to last year's deadly stampede. The...

Cuttack: More than 30 shops were gutted in a major fire in a fish market in Cuttack city of Odisha Monday, police said. The incident took place in a market located near Press Chhak in the early hours. No casualty has been reported so far....