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Baripada: Forest department officers arrested a poacher along with a country-made gun inside the Similipal tiger reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, an official said Thursday. The arrested accused is a resident of Kulian area in the district. During a routine patrol inside the Balidiha...

Bhadrak: Police busted a major sex racket in Bhadrak town Thursday, arresting four persons and rescuing two young women. According to reports, police received a tip-off about illegal activities being carried out in the Rajghat Bridge and Dhamra Bridge areas of the town. Acting on...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday launched a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) aimed at promoting coastal economic growth while ensuring environmental protection. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the initiative was signed between the state government's department of science and technology and the National Centre for...

Sonepur: Police seized a Scorpio SUV loaded with ganja on National Highway-57 under Puintala police limits in Bolangir Wednesday. According to reports, around 3.6 quintals of ganja were recovered from the vehicle (registration number CG 04 QD 4385). The seized contraband is estimated to be...

Bhubaneswar: "The current 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, as proposed, raises serious concerns that go beyond its stated objective," Patnaik said in a letter to all MPs of the state. Apart from BJD's six Rajya Sabha MPs, Patnaik has sent the letters to 23 MPs of...

Puri: Odisha Police arrested three men in connection with the alleged rape of a teenage college student from Cuttack after she was lured to Puri through a relationship that began on social media, officials said Thursday. One suspect remains at large as police continue manhunt....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday congratulated two girl students from the state for scoring a perfect 500 out of 500 marks in the CBSE Class 10 board examination. The results of the CBSE 10 board examination were announced Wednesday. In a post...

Bhubaneswar: The first phase of the Census-House listing Operations (HLO) commenced across all 30 districts of Odisha Thursday, officials said. The exercise will continue till May 15, they said. More than one lakh trained enumerators and over 17,000 supervisors have been engaged for the one-month...

Sonepur: Police seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 8.47 lakh and arrested two persons following a late-night operation near the State Bank of India’s main branch in Sonepur town, officials said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off about the racket, a police team led by Town...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Residents of several villages surrounding the Kodingamali bauxite mining area in Koraput district have urged the district administration to take steps for the installation of a conveyor belt or some other alternative arrangement for the transport of bauxite, instead of trucks,...