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Baragada: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday conducted simultaneous searches at the residence and office of Kartikeshwar Behera, Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of Katabahal panchayat under Gaisilet block in Baragada district, acting on allegations of possessing disproportionate assets. The raids uncovered massive holdings, including 35 plots of land,...

Bhubaneswar: Activists of the opposition BJD and Navnirman Yuva Chhatra Sangathan (NYCS) demonstrated near the Odisha assembly Tuesday, demanding the resignation of Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged large-scale errors in school textbooks. Though both groups raised the same issue, they...

Thuamul Rampur: Acting on reports of illegal transportation of migrant workers, a joint team of the Kalahandi district labour department, Regional Transport Office (RTO) and Thuamul Rampur police intercepted a bus headed to Keralam and imposed fines of about Rs 17,000 to Rs 20,000 for...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly conducted only 13 minutes of business on the opening day of its Monsoon Session Tuesday as repeated disruptions by Opposition members led to multiple adjournments. The House functioned for two minutes before lunch and 11 minutes after 4 pm. Proceedings were...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 256 wild elephants died in Odisha between 2023-24 and 2025-26, including 13 killed by poachers, Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia informed the Assembly Tuesday. Replying to a written question from BJP MLA Durga Prasan Nayak, the minister said 32 persons had...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is examining the issue of providing reservation to OBCs and SEBCs in the upcoming panchayat elections, Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said in the assembly Tuesday. Replying to a question by senior BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain on providing 27...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Odisha October 27 and 28 and attend a mega eye screening camp in Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district October 27, Mayurbhanj MP Naba Charan Majhi said Tuesday. Murmu will return to New Delhi October 28, according to the...

New Delhi: ICC chairman Jay Shah and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia congratulated the Indian women’s cricket team after it successfully defended its Asian Games gold medal with a commanding 147-run victory over Sri Lanka in the final in Nisshin Tuesday. India produced a dominant all-round...

Dhenkanal: Three men were arrested Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and harassing her male friend near Bhanragada village under Gondia police limits in Dhenkanal district Saturday. The accused also allegedly recorded a video of the incident and circulated it on social media. The...

Nuapada: The Odisha Vigilance's forest wing seized a leopard skin and arrested an alleged hunter in Udyanbandh Forest Range under Khariar Forest Division in Nuapada district Tuesday. The accused, identified as Inyat Alli, a resident of Kumuntimunda village under Kumna police station, was arrested for...