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By Trinath Mohanty, OP Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here appears to have become a transit point for drug traffickers. While smugglers continue to use flights from Bangkok to transport narcotics, some manage to evade detection, while others are caught by Customs and...

Dhenkanal: The state government has suspended Manoj Kumar Majhi, a junior Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer serving as tehsildar of Odapada in Dhenkanal district, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department said Saturday. The suspension was communicated to the Dhenkanal District Collector through a letter (number...

Nabarangpur: In another distressing incident, a newborn baby girl was rescued from bushes near a petrol pump at Hirli Chhak in Nabarangpur after locals heard her cries. The baby, reportedly wrapped in cloth, was found abandoned by the roadside. Residents rescued her and, with the...

Tirtol: Two siblings were arrested here for their alleged involvement in multiple cyber fraud cases linked to a Common Service Centre (CSC) at Krishnanandapur market in Jagatsinghpur district. They were arrested in Kataka Saturday and produced in court. Another accused remains absconding. The accused, Sheikh...

Nuapada: Five labour agents from Nuapada district and neighbouring Chhattisgarh were arrested for alleged illegal trafficking of migrant workers, assault, torture, exploitation and intimidation. They were produced in court Saturday, police said. The accused have been identified as Nil Kamal Chandrakar, 38, and Mulachan Sabar,...

Bengaluru: India and the West Indies fittingly shared a closely-fought T20 series 2-2 after the rain-marred fifth and final match was called off 7.4 overs into the hosts' innings in Bengaluru Saturday. But before the match was called off at 10.18 pm due to rain,...

Pune: Thoi Singh scored a late equaliser as Inter Kashi fought back to secure a 1-1 draw against Odisha FC in the Indian Super League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune Saturday. Odisha took the lead in the 56th minute through an...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi felicitated the Indian men's and women's hockey teams for their historic gold medal triumph at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan and announced a combined cash reward of Rs 5.61 crore for the players and support staff. The...

Bhubaneswar: Puri district's Satyabadi block chairperson Sunil Kumar Panda's office was vandalised allegedly by BJP workers Wednesday over his reported remarks “equating ruling party members with dogs”, prompting the Opposition BJD in Odisha to claim that "anarchy has crossed all limits". The incident occurred on...