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Bhubaneswar: Kharvel Nagar police arrested two youths for allegedly attacking a journalist and an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) near Rabindra Mandap in the City, officials said Saturday. The arrested accused were identified as Sipun Padhy, 24, and Ajay Jena, 24. According to police, the incident...

Bhubaneswar: Three members of a looting-cum-gambling gang accused of targeting people withdrawing cash from ATMs near Master Canteen and Bhubaneswar railway station have been arrested by Kharvel Nagar police, officials said Saturday. The arrested persons were identified as Sheik Najimuddin, 29, of Sikharchandi Nagar; Biju...

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager Parameswar Funkwal Saturday reviewed the Singapur Road-Koraput railway doubling project, including major engineering works, during an inspection of the Rayagada-Koraput-Jeypore section. The doubling project is aimed at increasing line capacity, facilitating smoother train operations and strengthening rail connectivity...

Bhanjanagar: Police have busted an illegal country-made gun manufacturing unit in Ganjam district late Friday night and arrested three people, seizing five single-barrel muzzle-loading firearms and a cache of equipment allegedly used to manufacture weapons. Acting on a tip-off, police teams from Tarasing police station...

Jharsuguda: Gold jewellery worth more than Rs 1 crore was allegedly stolen from a jewellery shop in the heart of Jharsuguda town after burglars broke through its rear wall late Friday night, prompting a major police investigation. According to police, the burglars climbed onto the...

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Incessant rain triggered by a low-pressure system disrupted normal life in parts of Odisha Saturday, with roads and bridges submerged at several places, while the state government maintained a close watch on the situation amid an IMD forecast of more rain over the next...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Koraput Coffee was given to delegates and journalists at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, putting the tribal farmers-grown Arabica brand in the international spotlight, officials said Saturday. Tiger Bright, a brand of Koraput Coffee, was included in the kits distributed to...

Kendrapada: A six-foot-long saltwater crocodile was rescued after it was trapped in a fishing net in a waterlogged agricultural field in Odisha's Kendrapada district on Saturday, forest officials said. The net had been laid by a local fisherman to catch fish in Rajnagar area. This morning,...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Saturday demanded a high-level, multi-agency probe involving the CBI, NIA and IB into the recovery of five orangutans in a forest in Odisha, alleging that the incident exposed serious security lapses along the country's international borders. The five infant orangutans were...

Baripada: A differently abled woman drowned while attempting to save her brother, who was swept away by strong currents in a canal in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Mahlarpada village within Khunta police station limits Friday evening. The deceased...