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Brahmapur: Odisha Police Thursday busted an illegal firearms manufacturing unit operating in a forest area in Ganjam district and arrested two persons allegedly involved in the racket, officials said. A police team unearthed the unit near the Siarimala forest within Buguda police limits and seized...

Kendrapada: A fast-track court in Odisha's Kendrapada district Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a teenage girl. Special Judge Tribikram Keshari Chinara convicted the accused under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,...

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education Thrusday released the Phase-I SPOT admission results for the 2026-27 academic session, with 25,332 students securing seats in higher secondary institutions across Odisha. According to the department, the latest round also accommodated 3,786 fresh applicants who were not...

Koraput: Two students were injured after the main gate of a government school collapsed on them while they were entering the campus in Odisha's Koraput district Thursday, police said. The incident took place at Kaladi Project Upper Primary School under Kasandi panchayat in Nandapur block....

Gajapati: Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested a former Junior Engineer (JE), a Municipal Engineer (ME), and a private contractor in connection with the alleged misappropriation of government funds amounting to Rs 55,69,033 in the restoration and renovation of Pattnaik Pond at Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district. According...

Bhubaneswar: In a major boost to cancer care in Odisha, state government has added 91 cancer treatment packages under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana (GJAY) as part of the Mukhyamantri Cancer Care Abhiyan. With the latest...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar Thursday, with water entering houses in several low-lying areas, officials said. Heavy rain continued throughout the night, from 11 pm to early Thursday morning. The city recorded a rainfall of around 100 mm. While Madhusudan Nagar recorded...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has directed all District Election Officers (DEOs) to take immediate steps to reactivate and expand the Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs) in every assembly constituency in the state. The CEO has also sought a compliance report from DEOs on all...

Balangir: The district administration here Wednesday began the displacement process in Tabalbanji village affected by the Lower Suktel irrigation project, after overcoming resistance from the residents protesting the eviction. According to locals, police removed women who had been staging a sit-in for the second consecutive...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court has acquitted a man from Odisha who spent nearly 22 years in prison for a 2004 triple murder, ruling that the prosecution’s case relied on “weak and highly unreliable” evidence and condemning the investigation. In a strong-worded observation, the top...