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Jaleswar: Police have intensified their investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Khalina under Nampo outpost in Baleshwar district, amid suspicion of links involving a local panchayat-level leader. The prime accused, Chandrakant Jena, has surrendered to police and was produced...

Jaleswar: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped after being tied to a pillar at her home in Bartana village under Jaleswar police station limits in Baleshwar district. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation. According to the victim’s complaint, the incident took place...

Dhenkanal: As many as 450 contractual electricity workers from Dhenkanal district began a protest march to Bhubaneswar Sunday, demanding reinstatement of retrenched employees, regularisation of jobs, equal pay for equal work and the removal of Tata Power from Odisha. Under the banner of the All-Odisha...

Nandapur: A proposal by National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) to establish a 0.5 million-tonne per annum greenfield project at Naupada in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district, using bauxite extracted from mines in Odisha, has sparked sharp reactions in the state. Human rights activist and lawyer Anup...

Gondia: A 55-year-old farmer was killed in a tusker attack while attempting to drive the animal away near Dalar village under Sarangi Forest range in Dhenkanal district late Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Sridhar Dehury, a resident of Dalar village. According to sources,...

Pottangi: The Koraput district administration has stepped up vigilance in Kotia panchayat under Pottangi block by establishing police check posts at three locations along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border amid growing concerns over the approaching mandal and zilla parishad elections in the neighbouring state. Koraput Additional...

Hatadihi: Alleged misappropriation of social security pension funds in the names of deceased beneficiaries has come to light in Hatadihi block of Kendujhar district, prompting the Block Development Officer (BDO) to initiate action. The irregularities were detected by newly appointed Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) Ajay...

Baleshwar: Two shops were gutted after a fire broke out on the busy Town Hall Road in Baleshwar late Saturday night. A short circuit is suspected to have caused the blaze. No casualties were reported, but property worth several lakhs of rupees was destroyed. According...

Kalimela: Police have destroyed more than 2,000 cannabis plants cultivated illegally on about two acres of forest land near Nagulur village under Papu lur panchayat in Malkangiri district and arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the case. The accused, Kateya Nainu, a resident of...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar has emerged as a major transit point for smuggling foreign marijuana, with enforcement agencies seizing contraband worth over Rs 300 crore and arresting 40 people in the past two years. According to officials of...