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Keonjhar/Anandapur/Hatadihi: Days after a church was ransacked by agitators over a visually impaired girl being found pregnant, police have arrested a 28-yearold youth in connection with the alleged rape of the minor victim in Anandapur area of Keonjhar district. The accused, identified as Balaram Ho...

Talcher: Residents of Dharampur and Kankili panchayats in Angul district Thursday staged strong protests against a private company that has secured a tender for coal mining in the area. Villagers asserted that they would not allow any private firm to acquire land under any circumstances....

Nandapur/Koraput: Police seized 22 quintals and 19 kg of cannabis stored for trafficking in a forest near Devatiguda village under Hatibari panchayat of Nandapur police sub-division and Padua police limits in Koraput district, officials said Thursday. The estimated value of the seized ganja is more...

Kendrapara/Rajnagar: The decomposed carcass of a 32-foot-long Bryde’s whale was found Thursday morning at Madali mouth within the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, officials confirmed. Ranger of the sanctuary, Kapilendra Pradhan, said the whale may have died over a week ago in deep waters, as the carcass...

Koraput: Tension flared in Hatigeda village under Bandhugaon block of Koraput district after local residents halted an ongoing road construction project, alleging poor quality work and lack of transparency in its execution. The road, stretching nearly 7 km from Karli to Hatigeda, was expected to...

Keonjhar/Anandapur/Hatadihi: A man was critically injured after a bear attacked him and mauled his private parts in Keonjhar district Thursday. The victim was identified as Prakash Barik of Kolimati village under Ghasipura police limits in Anandapur subdivision. The incident took place when Prakash had gone...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to strengthen irrigation infrastructure and ensure steady water supply to farmers, Water Resources department Principal Secretary Shubha Sarma, along with Engineer-in-Chief Sagar Mohanty, Thursday conducted field visits across multiple districts to review ongoing projects. During the visit, Sharma inspected the Padmanabhpur...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is undertaking a major expansion to scale up its solar-powered CCTV network across all divisions, aiming to rapidly transform railway security through a technology-driven and eco-friendly surveillance initiative. ECoR has already commissioned 166 solar-powered CCTV cameras across its divisions—...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has strongly condemned the alleged police repression at Sijimali and announced the formation of a team to investigate the incident. Tensions escalated in Sijimali, Rayagada April 7, when a group of tribal villagers reportedly confronted police personnel who had...

Bhubaneswar: Following allegations of corruption and misconduct, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Thursday conducted a surprise inspection at the Engineer-in-Chief (EIC) office of the Energy department at Maitree Vihar, accompanied by a Vigilance team. According to sources, the raid was a result of...