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Daringbadi: A four-year-old boy died after reportedly falling from a tractor in Bhramarbadi village under Daringbadi police limits in Kandhamal district Monday. The deceased was identified as Manu Pradhan, son of Manoranjan Pradhan. According to local sources, Manu was playing on a tractor being operated...

Keonjhar: Town police Monday arrested a jail warder in connection with the seizure of ganja in his possession from the district jail in Keonjhar. The accused, identified as Alok Dhada, was taken into custody by Town police following an investigation into the incident. According to...

Digapahandi: A 28-year-old man was killed af ter he came in contact with a crude bomb, allegedly planted by poachers to hunt wild animals, causing it to explode near a pond at Mathura village in Ganjam district's Sanakhemundi block, police said Monday. The deceased was...

Tangi: In a shocking incident, the Cuttack district police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his 28-year-old wife over dispute arising from an extramarital relationship, officials said Monday. The accused has been identified as Malay Kumar Samal of Bhatimunda village under the Tangi police...

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to investigate allegations of violations in the establishment and operation of a Micro-Com posting Centre (MCC) in Kapilaprasad Housing Board Colony under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). The tribunal’s move came May 26 while hearing...

Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan police Monday arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a fatal road accident near Duladei Chhak in the Raghunathpur area Sunday evening, in which one person succumbed to injuries earlier in the day, officials said. The accused has been identified as Abhisek Panda...

Bhubaneswar: Representatives of 11 countries will participate in the second technical meeting of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Group of BRICS to be hosted by Odisha from June 3-5 in Puri, a state minister said  Monday. Odisha was chosen as the host state due to...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday sought greater support from the Centre to strengthen the state's mining sector, highlighting Odisha's critical role in India's mineral economy and industrial growth. The demands were placed before Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy during a...

Bhubaneswar: A two-member team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) arrived here Monday to intensify its probe into the sensational mob lynching of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Behera on the outskirts of the City May 7. According to reports, the NHRC took cognisance of...

Bhubaneswar: Works, Law and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Monday reviewed the progress of 48 national highway (NH) projects worth over Rs 50 crore each at a high-level meeting held at the Lok Seva Bhavan Convention Hall. He directed officials to ensure timely completion of the...