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Chhatrapur: Two more Olive Ridley turtles, one male and another female, were satellite tagged in Rushikulya rookery, days after forest officials reinitiated the tracking of six of the rare turtle species in Gahirmatha. The forest offi cials said that the turtles were tagged to monitor...

Bhubaneswar: Several human rights and democratic organisations Saturday, strongly opposed the Delhi High Court’s recent stay order on life sentence awarded to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the main accused in the Unnao minor rape case. Terming the order a planned assault on the...

Kendrapara: Forest officials arrested 17 marine fishermen and seized their seaworthy fishing trawler on the charge of illegally fishing within the turtle congregation zone in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, an official said Saturday. The fishing trawler, used by the intruders for fishing along the prohibited sanctuary...

Baripada: A 40-year-old assistant teacher at an upper primary school under Jharapokharia police limits of Mayurbhanj district was arrested Saturday for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old girl student. The accused was identified as Manoranjan Majhi. Police registered a case (322/25) under the Protection of Children from...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 127 NCC cadets (80 boys & 47 girls) from Odisha have been selected to participate in the Republic Day Camp (RDC) in New Delhi from December 27 to 29. The cadets will also represent the state at the Republic Day Parade...

Bhadrak: Congress Saturday blamed the wide circulation of drugs and liquor across Odisha as the major factor behind the rise in crimes against women and girls. This was stated by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das after meeting the family members of...

Puri: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, who is on a three-day visit to Odisha, Saturday offered prayers and sought the blessings of Lord Jagannath at the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and later visited the historic Sun Temple at Konark. On this occasion, the...

Rourkela: Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday launched several developmental projects worth Rs 215 crore in Odisha's Rourkela city. Pradhan, who was on a two-day visit, launched the projects at a function in the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela. He inaugurated the newly constructed...

Balasore: A 23-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a hotel in Odisha's Balasore district, police said Saturday. The deceased, Akash Mahanta of Mayurbhanj district, had checked into the hotel along with a man and a woman around 9 pm Thursday, they said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's State Transport Authority (STA) has instructed all regional transport officers (RTOs) to accept cash payments against e-challans issued to motorists for traffic violations, officials said. The move comes in the wake of complaints by vehicle owners stating that they were facing difficulties in...