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Bhubaneswar: A man was arrested by Capital police for allegedly securing a job in the Home Department using fake educational certificates, officials said Sunday. The accused was identified as Shiba Prasad Rath (33) of Hadagadia Sahi in Puri. The case was registered based on a...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards promoting social inclusion and empowering persons with disabilities, the state government has issued comprehensive guidelines for awarding marriage incentives to couples where one spouse is a Person with Benchmark Disability (PwBD). The Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with...

Nabarangpur: Forest officials seized a Royal Bengal tiger skin and arrested a man allegedly attempting to sell it for Rs 10 lakh in Nabarangpur district Friday. The tiger skin was recovered from the Patree Reserve Forest under the Dabugaon forest range following a covert operation...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Sunday directed the Crime Against Women (CAW) and Children (CW) wing under the Crime Branch to assist and monitor the mob attack of two NGO workers, including a woman, who was allegedly disrobed and molested during the incident in...

Berhampur: Police Sunday arrested the nephew of Odisha Transport minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena on charge of abetment of suicide of a woman student in a private engineering college in Ganjam district, an officer said. The accused was identified as Biswajit Jena, 24, the nephew of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday expressed concern over the ammonia gas leak incident in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district and deputed three senior officers to coordinate assistance for affected Odia workers, officials said. Two women died and 62 others were affected following an...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of aspirants in Odisha appeared for the NEET-UG re-exam Sunday amid heavy security arrangements, officials said. The re-exam was held at more than 130 centres across the state. Police personnel were deployed outside all the centres to ensure the smooth conduct of the...

Bhubaneswar: BJP government in Odisha will launch a statewide urban outreach programme on June 24 to mark its second anniversary, officials said Sunday. The initiative, aimed at showcasing achievements in urban development, will be organised under the theme, 'Jan Bhagidari for Viksit Odisha: Empowered Citizens...

Baripada: The death of a young man who allegedly died by suic*de near Kuliana police station in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district has triggered widespread public outrage, with hundreds of residents blocking National Highway-18 Sunday and accusing police of “negligence” in investigating the theft of his vehicle....

Thrissur/Rayagada: An Odisha native died following a clash at a suspected prostitution centre in Thrissur city, police said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Danpathy Naik (27), a native of Dangasil in Rayagada district of Odisha. His two friends, Makkara Majhi (21) and Trinath Majhi...