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Chhatrapur: The Ganjam district administration has expedited preparations for the Chhatrapur Mahotsav, scheduled from June 1 to 5, during a meeting chaired Monday by Collector V Keerthi Vasan with department heads and officials in Chhatrapur. The cultural extravaganza will add colourful fervour to the ongoing...

Bhubaneswar/Padampur: In a significant judgment in an anti-corruption case, the Special Judge, Vigilance Court, Bhubaneswar convicted former Padampur tehsildar Khirabdi Behera, now retired, for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The court Monday found Behera guilty in a Vigilance case registered under...

Paralakhemundi: A court in Gajapati district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife and carrying her severed head in a bag in a case that had shocked the state in 2023. District and Sessions Judge Jagadish Prasad Mohanty Monday convicted Chandrasekhar...

Mahanga: A woman was brutally murdered allegedly by her kin and neighbours over a long-standing land dispute and past enmity at Akarapada village under Mahanga police limits in Cuttack district Monday morning. The victim was identified as Swarnalata Sahu, wife of Ranjan Sahu, a paralytic...

Puri: The authorities of the Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri Monday opposed the decision of an organisation in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh to hold two major rituals, including the Rath Yatra, untimely. IAS officer Arabinda Padhee, the chief administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple...

Keonjhar: In a crackdown against illegal sand mining in Odisha's Keonjhar district, police conducted raids at 12 places and detained 10 people involved in the illegal mining and transportation. The police have launched "Operation Baitarani" against the organised sand mafia network operating in the district...

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match Monday. CSK made one change from their previous match, with Akeal Hosein coming in for Gurjapneet Singh. Asked if MS Dhoni is...

Keonjhar: Three masked miscreants allegedly looted over Rs 8 lakh from two government officials "at gun point" in Odisha's Keonjhar district Monday, police said. The incident took place near Mukuna Bazaar under Keonjhar Sadar police limits around 10 am when Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of a sudden power outage resulting in the disruption of court proceedings at the Principal Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal in Delhi, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and senior Biju Janata Dal leader Sasmit Patra Monday wrote to the...

Balasore: Six people were arrested Monday for their alleged involvement in an attack on a mining department officer in the Khaira area of Balasore district a couple of days ago, police said. Junior mining officer Abhisekh Behera, posted in the Khaira circle, narrowly escaped unhurt...