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Rourkela: A man, wanted in 21 criminal cases, was arrested with five country-made pistols and 35 swords in Odisha's Sundargarh district, an official said Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended Sunil Majhi from near the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Monday night when he was...

Bhubaneswar: BJD leader Manmath Routray Tuesday lodged two police complaints against Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, even as he himself faces cases for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the CM, officials said. Routray, who contested the 2024 Lok Sabha...

Berhampur: A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly poaching migratory birds in the Chilika lake, the largest waterfowl habitat in the country, an official said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Sheikh Mustak of Maluda in Puri district, was caught by wildlife personnel from Siandi under...

Bhubaneswar: MLAs of the Opposition BJD and Congress walked out of the Odisha Assembly Tuesday, alleging that the BJP government in the state “has decided to scrap” a scheme under which SC and ST students study in English-medium schools at full government expense. ST &...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1,398 people have lost their lives in human-animal conflicts over the past decade, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Minister Shri Ganesh Ram SinghKhuntia informed the Odisha Assembly Tuesday. While answering a query asked by BJP MLA Akhila Chandra Naik, the Forest...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday asked Odisha's BJP government to intervene and ensure that Rs 7,145 crore “illegally collected” from around 1 crore power consumers in the name of "minimum charges" or "monthly minimum fixed charges" be refunded with the interest amount. The issue was raised...

Bhubaneswar: Only 25 of the 207 mega piped water supply projects initiated by the Odisha government in the last five years have been completed, the Assembly was informed Tuesday. Responding to queries from several members on the delay in completion of drinking water projects, Panchayati...

Kolkata: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, has become the youngest centurion in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy during a match against Maharashtra at the Edens Garden Tuesday. Playing for Bihar, Suryavanshi scored 108 runs off just 61 balls, including seven fours and as many sixes, becoming the...

Kolkata/Nayagarh: TMC MP Mahua Moitra Tuesday alleged that police in Odisha's Nayagarh forced four migrant workers from West Bengal to leave the district despite having valid identity documents, terming it “unconstitutional” and warning of legal action. In a post on X, Moitra drew the attention...

Kendrapara: Eleven people have been arrested, and their trawler seized for illegal fishing in turtle habitation zones in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district, forest officers said. The marine fishermen, who hail from Kendrapara district, were sent to judicial custody after their arrest Monday....