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Berhampur: Ganjam transport department jumped into action mode and conducted breathalyser tests on the drivers of ‘Ama Bus’ service run by CRUT (Capital Region Urban Transport) in Berhampur Sunday. Documents related to the buses were also verified by the authorities, Ganjam RTO Debasis Swain informed....

Bhanjanagar: Three poachers were arrested for killing a wild boar using a crude bomb as bait near Kandhasahi on the Belaguntha Road under the Ghumusar North Forest Range in Ganjam district, police said Sunday. The accused were apprehended from the spot and later handed over...

Bhubaneswar: Seven persons were killed, and over 15 were injured in three separate accidents across Odisha Sunday, officials said. Three persons were killed on NH-55 within Dhanupali police station limits in Sambalpur district after the car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha transport department has formed a five-member high-level committee to strengthen operational discipline, monitor safety, and improve services of the state-run ‘Ama Bus' system, officials said Sunday. The decision follows the death of an autorickshaw driver in an accident involving an Ama Bus,...

Bhubaneswar: Former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi Sunday advocated a nationwide ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the country to check air pollution. Speaking to media persons here on the sidelines of an event, Gandhi said the prime reason behind the air pollution...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Sunday filed a 1,660-page preliminary chargesheet in the murder of BJP leader and senior advocate Pitabas Panda, officials said. The chargesheet, filed in the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court, names 16 accused, including former Berhampur MLA and BJD Ganjam district president Bikram...

Sambalpur: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Sunday met migrant workers from West Bengal in Odisha's Sambalpur and expressed concern over "parallel policing" in some states where Bengali labourers were allegedly being asked by private persons to provide their identity proof, urging law enforcement agencies to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday expressed serious concern over frequent accidents caused by state-run 'Ama Bus' and directed the authorities to provide training to drivers for skill development and instil a sensitive attitude among them. The Chief Minister has issued this directive...

Bhubaneswar: At least two persons were killed after rocks collapsed at an unauthorised stone quarry in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, officials said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday evening when some workers were engaged in drilling and exploration of stone from the quarry located near Gopalpur...

Cuttack: The Inspector in charge of a police station in Cuttack city was arrested by vigilance officers while taking a bribe from a licensed liquor vendor Sunday, officials said. The arrested police officer has been identified as Bijaya Kumar Barik, inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Central Road...