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Sambalpur/Kolkata: A 30-year-old migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly killed in Odisha's Sambalpur district following an altercation over a bidi, police said Thursday. Juel Sheikh was working, along with a few others from West Bengal, in the construction of a building in Shanti Nagar...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's leaders, including Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Leader of Opposition in state assembly Naveen Patnaik paid rich tributes to former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on his 101th birth anniversary Thursday. Majhi, along with his cabinet colleagues, offered...

Angul: Five security guards were arrested in Odisha's Angul district for allegedly shooting dead two persons who attempted theft at a stockyard, police said Thursday. The incident happened at Lingarakata near Pipeline Road in the Talcher police station area in the early hours of Wednesday,...

Bhadrak: Normal life was severely affected in Odisha's Chandbali block Thursday due to a six-hour bandh called by opposition BJD and Congress in protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl, officials said. No untoward incident has been reported so far amid...

Daringbadi: Miscreants in the garb of Vigilance sleuths allegedly looted cash and gold ornaments from the royal family of Simadri Deo at Gadapur Bazaar under Brahmanigaon police limits in Kandhamal district, police said Wednesday. According to the complaint, the accused arrived at the house Monday,...

Chhendipada: A 15-year-old girl sustained severe injuries after a crude bomb allegedly planted by poachers to kill wild animals exploded in a forest area near Gohirapashi under Chhendipada forest range in Angul district Wednesday, police said. The injured has been identified as Manasi Behera of...

Nilagiri: Forest officials have arrested six more people in a racket involved in the manufacturing of fake ivory from the bones of dead elephants, taking the total number of arrests to 22 in Balasore district. Acting on intelligence inputs, a team from Kuldiha Forest Division...

Bhubaneswar: With the Hockey India League 2026 just around the corner, Kalinga Lancers have begun their pre-season training camp with Indian players reporting at the Kalinga Stadium Tuesday. The first day of the camp saw the players undergo a strategy meeting under the supervision of...

Narainpur (Chhattisgarh): Team Odisha played its second match of the 79th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2025–26 against Telangana and registered a 1–0 victory in the second group-stage match held here Wednesday. In a tightly contested 90-minute game, Odisha captain and forward Kartik Hantal...

Bhubaneswar: The Cabinet of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday decided to bear around Rs 735 crore towards one year’s rent on the installation of smart meters in the houses of domestic consumers of the state. The Cabinet meeting approved 10 proposals of seven departments,...