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Bhubaneswar: The Forest Wing of Odisha Vigilance Thursday busted an illegal sawmill operating without a valid licence in Cuttack district, seizing timber and machinery worth over Rs 14 lakh. Acting on intelligence, a joint team raided Bilasuni village under Niali police limits and seized sawmill...

Morada: A 36-year old man allegedly beat his octogenarian father to death when the latter refused to give him Rs 400 in Mayurbhanj district, police said Thursday. The incident occurred at Ladadiha village under Morada police limits. The deceased was identified as Gobinda Marndi, and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday directed officers to take strong action against traders who indulge in hoarding and black marketing of LPG cylinders and other essential commodities. Majhi reviewed the steps being taken by the state government to deal with the artificial...

Berhampur (Odisha):  A POCSO court in Odisha's Ganjam district Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and murdering his minor sister-in-law three years ago. Additional district judge-cum- judge of the POCSO court, Pranati Pattnaik, pronounced the verdict after examining the statement of 11...

Berhampur: A POCSO court Thursday sentenced a man to death for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Odisha's Ganjam district five years ago. Describing the crime as falling in the rarest of rare category, fast-track court judge Rohit Lal Panda delivered the verdict after examining...

Bhubaneswar: Family members of missing merchant navy cadet Sarthak Mohapatra Thursday met Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and sought his intervention for a CBI probe into the case, an official said. Sarthak went missing from a vessel off the Mauritius coast February 3. More than...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri will remain closed to devotees for five hours Friday for rituals marking the birth of Lord Ram, the temple administration said. A notification by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) stated: " Friday, 27th March 2026, Chaitra Shukla...

Bhubaneswar: On an average, 18 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Odisha throughout the year 2025, Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena informed the state Assembly Thursday. In 2024, the average daily death toll due to road accidents in the state...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has no shortage of LPG, petrol or diesel, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said Thursday, assuring residents of adequate availability of fuel across the state. Patra said sufficient LPG stocks are in place and there are no restrictions on...

Bhubaneswar: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India’s home season schedule for 2026-27. During this season, India will play a total of 22 matches across 17 cities in the country. The schedule also includes four overseas tours to India by...