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Saintala: Police Sunday recovered the body of a Chemical Process Worker (CPW) from the Badmal ordnance factory premises in Bolangir district. The cause of death remains unclear, officials said. According to police, two explosive-laden vans from the Aruvankadu factory in Tamil Nadu arrived at the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police arrested a man from Bihar in connection with the question paper leak for the JE (civil) exam 2023, an officer said Sunday. Raj Mohan Prasad (35), a resident of Bihar's Samastipur district, was arrested by the Crime Branch Saturday and brought...

Baripada: A tribal man, who went missing from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district 11 years ago, was Sunday brought back from Bangladesh, where he had been living after inadvertently crossing the border, officials said. Sudam Hembram, 41, was handed over to officers of the Mayurbhanj district by...

Kendrapara: Odisha forest officials have arrested 34 fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers from the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapara district, officials said Sunday. The fishermen were apprehended over the past 48 hours for allegedly fishing within the turtle congregation zone, a forest officer said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 3,700 crore for his home district Keonjhar. Majhi made the announcement after laying the foundation stone for a peripheral development project for the Maa Tarini temple complex at Ghatagaon. Listing...

Doha: India’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won a silver medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions, completing a full set of medals at all possible world and continental championships at the ISSF World Cup Final debut here Sunday. Jiri Privratsky of the Czech Republic, who...

Balasore: Three persons were arrested for allegedly thrashing a youth with lathis and dragging him on a road in Odisha's Balasore district over a property dispute, police said Sunday. According to the police, the victim, identified as Debasis Hati, was allegedly beaten up and dragged...

New Delhi: Indian women's team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana Sunday put an end to weeks of speculation about her personal life, confirming that her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal has been "called off". The star batter has urged fans and the media to respect the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has set an ambitious target to have at least 15 fully operational airports by 2047, when India is going to celebrate 100 years of independence, an officer said Sunday. The programmes undertaken to achieve the target were discussed at the 4th Meeting...

Baripada: A sharp fall in temperatures has intensified the cold wave across Mayurbhanj district, with Similipal recording a minimum of 2°C in the past 24 hours. The biting cold has begun to affect wildlife in the Similipal Tiger Reserve, while human activity in urban areas,...