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Dhenkanal: A farmer has alleged assault, intimidation and ‘illegal’ deductions (katni-chhatni) during paddy procurement at a mandi under Gadashila Society in Odapada block of Dhenkanal district. According to the complaint, farmer Sudhakar Parida was threatened and subjected to heavy “deduction” from his paddy, and was...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Excise department, during a special drive, raided two restaurants at separate locations in the City for serving alcohol without a valid liquor licence, seized 22.5 litres of liquor, and arrested the owners, excise officials said Monday. Excise officials raided Hunger Hacker near...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has set in motion the process for delimitation of wards and reservation of seats ahead of the general elections to Municipalities and Notified Area Councils (NACs) across the state. The Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department Monday directed District Magistrates of...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police has arrested a 39-year-old man from Bhubaneswar in connection with an investment fraud involving over Rs 6 crore, a senior police official said Monday. The accused, identified as Vedgiri Srinivasrao, 39, is a resident of the Guntur...

Bhadrak: Unregulated mechanisation in agriculture is fast emerging as a serious threat to straw-dependent livelihoods in Bhadrak district, where the widespread use of paddy harvesting machines has sharply reduced the availability of paddy straw. Farmers, facing high labour costs and tight harvesting windows, have increasingly...

Rayagada/Kolnara: A Class I student residing at a Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Development (SSD) department-run residential hostel in Rayagada district died Monday after suffering from fever. The deceased was identified as Thabir Mandangi, 7, a student of SSD High School at Badakhilapadar under Kolnara...

Bolangir: Hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed over large-scale tree felling in the name of several development projects in Bolangir district, the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Eastern Zone bench in Kolkata has directed the district administration, the Forest and Environment Department and the State...

Koraput: With a view to addressing long-pending grievances and ensuring that eligible beneficiaries are effectively covered under various Odisha government schemes, especially in the aftermath of Jana Sena Party leaders claiming stake over 14 hamlets in Kotia gram panchayat bordering Andhra Pradesh, the Pottangi block...

Loisingha: A farmer from Bolangir district allegedly died in Kerala, where he had gone to collect the payment made to his bank account there against the sale of his kharif paddy. The deceased was identified as Balaram Pradhan of Nuagaon (A) village under Agalpur block....

Berhampur: Fifteen accused, including former legislator Bikram Kumar Panda, appeared before the court of District and Sessions Judge Ashanta Kumar Das Monday in connection with the murder of Berhampur-based lawyer and BJP leader Pitabas Panda. The case was earlier committed from the Berhampur sub-divisional judicial...