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Nandapur: A surge in violent and criminal behaviour among teenagers across the tribal-dominated Koraput district has raised serious concerns, marked by a disturbing series of incidents over the past two months. The cases in July and August include some classmates attacking hostel inmates at Padua...

Chhatrapur: The crown finial of a long-submerged temple has resurfaced on the beach near Old Podampeta village in Ganjam district, drawing widespread curiosity and crowds of visitors to the coast. Local residents recall that the coastline was once two to three km away from Podampeta...

Kuanrmunda: An elderly man was allegedly beaten with an iron pipe and later strangled to death by his son and daughter-in-law at Jagadishpur village under the police outpost of Biramitrapur police limits in Sundaragada district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday night but...

Paradip: A retired Paradip Port employee and his wife died after their car overturned and plunged into a water-filled ditch near Gad Gate Bazaar on National Highway 53 under Paradip Lock police station in Jagatsinghpur district early Wednesday, police said. The deceased were identified as...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Irrigation facilities have been extended to nearly 3.20 lakh hectares of agricultural land and water infrastructure works worth Rs 54,000 crore have been approved in the state over the past two years, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday. CM showcased Odisha’s significant...

Bhubaneswar: Over 170 students from different schools across Bhubaneswar and Kataka participated in XQUIZIT 2026, an inter-school quiz competition organised by the third-year Communication students of the School of Communications, XIM University (XIMU) Wednesday. The event began with an address by XIMU School of Communications...

Bhubaneswar: Nayapalli police Wednesday busted an inter-district theft gang allegedly involved in stealing mobile phones and other valuables from Ama Bus passengers and people in crowded public places across the Capital city, officials said. The accused were identified as Judhishthira Pradhan (20), Nila Reedy (39)...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Wednesday urged the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to ensure transparent and impartial verification of electoral records, alleging that Form-7 was being misused to target genuine minority voters during the ongoing SIR exercise. Form-7 is used to file objections to the...

RABINDRA PRASAD DANI, OP Jamankira: Students of Bhatapura Government Upgraded Upper Primary School in Dimirimunda panchayat of this block in Sambalpur district are being forced to study amid deteriorating infrastructure, including unsafe classrooms, incomplete toilets and unsafe drinking water. The school has 162 students from...

Malkangiri: The forest department sleuths in Odisha's Malkangiri district Wednesday seized 155 live flap-shelled turtles while being illegally transported, officials said. Acting on reliable information, the staff of Malkangiri forest range intercepted a three-wheeler near Tamsa Village under Malkangiri-I Beat. We have seized 155 live...