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Odisha clamps restrictions on document registration process at home

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of procedural violation on document registration process, the State’s Revenue and Disaster Management Department has directed all registering authorities to ensure strict compliance with legal provisions related to document registration. The government has taken note of a growing number of instances where...

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IPL 2026 Toss: Gujarat Titans opt to bowl against CSK

Chennai: Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match Sunday. Gujarat Titans are currently placed seventh on the table with six points from three wins in seven games, while Chennai Super...

Raghu Rai

Naveen Patnaik condoles death of photographer Raghu Rai

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Sunday condoled the demise of eminent photographer Raghu Rai, and said his frames were not just pictures, but living histories. Rai, one of India's best-known photographers whose lens captured India in its many shades, died at a private hospital in...

Mass exit from BJD in Bhadrak

Mass exit from BJD in Bhadrak

Bhadrak: In a major setback to BJD in Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency, several senior leaders, including former Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal and ex-MLA of Dhamangar Muktikanta Mandal, Saturday resigned from the party’s primary membership following recent suspensions and internal discord. The Mandals were joined by...

Sea errosion at turtle nesting site in Kendrapara

Gahirmatha sees no arribada; experts sound alarm

Kendrapara: Nature lovers and wildlife experts are worried that the endangered Olive Ridley turtles skipped their annual visit for mass nesting to the Gahirmatha coast in Kendrapara district this year. Gahirmatha beach, close to Bhitarkania National Park in this district, has the distinction of being...

MGNREGA Odisha

Two engineers get RI for MGNREGA fraud

Sambalpur: The Special Vigilance Court in Sambalpur has sentenced two former engineers to two years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with corruption in a road construction project under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). The court found retired assistant engineer Sadananda Pradhan,...

Lanjigarh

Man held for alleged abduction of minor

Lanjigarh: A man has been arrested and produced in court in connection with the alleged abduction of a minor girl in Kalahandi district, police said Saturday. The accused, identified as 25-year-old Kumar Naik from Gopiguda village under Bijepur police limits in Lanjigarh block, was apprehended...

STF seizes car

STF seizes 154 kg ganja; 1 arrested

Bhubaneswar/ Dhenkanal: In a crackdown on the drug trade, the Special Task Force (STF), Bhubaneswar, seized 154 kg 380 grams of ganja and arrested one person from Dhenkanal district, officials said Saturday. The accused, Lipu Naik (28), son of Sanatan Naik of Cheptigadia village under...

Pravati Parida

Dy CM Parida reviews key Ganjam projects

Chhatrapur: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida reviewed some key development projects and government schemes during her two-day visit to Ganjam district Friday and Saturday. At a review meeting, she launched the logo and standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Sampurnashri Mission, aimed at strengthening women's...

Gangpur police

Couple ends life over debt burden

Dharakote: In a tragic incident, a couple died by suicide at Kalasuta village under Jharbandh panchayat in Dharakote block of Ganjam district allegedly over debt burden, days after daughter’s wedding, police said Saturday. The deceased were identified as Seemanchal Bisoi, 66, and his wife Namita...

 

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