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Bhubaneswar: Koraput Coffee, a speciality Arabica grown by tribal farmers in Koraput district, is set to get a global showcase with more than 1,500 packets of its Tiger Blend being sent to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit 2026. The consignment was dispatched by the...

Hatadihi: Persons with disabilities and their relatives faced hardship due to poor arrangements at a Bhima Bhoi disability camp held at the Hatadihi block office in Kendujhar district Friday. The camp, scheduled to begin at 10 am, reportedly started after 12:30 pm, leaving many people...

By SIBADATTA SAHOO, OP Chitrakonda: Students at a government primary school in the remote Swabhiman Anchal area of Malkangiri district are being forced to study in cramped and unsafe conditions, with leaking roofs, inadequate classrooms and dysfunctional drinking-water facilities. Established at Tantaguda village under Paparmetla...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: With speculation over the timing of the next panchayat and municipal elections in Odisha gaining momentum, the State Election Commission (SEC) has instructed local body authorities to begin door-to-door surveys from October 26. According to reports, the Urban Development Department...

Khajuripada: A 55-year-old man was killed and his son critically injured in an attack over a long-standing land dispute in Sakersharu village under Kandhamal district Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Ratnakar Majhi, while his son, Shiba Majhi, sustained serious injuries. Police said...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Vinaytosh Mishra Friday underscored the need to scale up the use of body-worn and dashboard cameras, describing them as important tools for improving the effectiveness, transparency and accountability of police operations. Chairing a high-level review meeting on law and...

Bhubaneswar: The growing crisis in education and employment and threats to democratic values came under sharp criticism at a memorial meeting for former CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Friday, with Students’ Federation of India (SFI) general secretary Srijan Bhattacharyya calling for a collective struggle to...

By Arindam Ganguly, OP Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed fines of Rs 10,000 each on the Chief Secretary of Odisha and six other government authorities for failing to file their responses in a case concerning alleged illegal mining and environmental violations at...

Bhubaneswar/Jagatsinghpur: Odisha's Opposition BJD Friday condemned the alleged vandalisation of a statue of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik near the Siali Beach in Jagatsinghpur district, and demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits. A delegation of the party led by its district unit president Prashant...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: Odisha's DGP in-charge Vinaytosh Mishra said that a case was registered Friday in connection with the appearance of five baby orangutans in a forest in Baleshwar district and expressed confidence that the authorities will find out the wildlife trafficking racket involved in the case....