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Bhograi: Allegations of illegal encroachment on land earmarked for an Indian Air Force (IAF) facility at Talasari beach in Baleshwar district have raised concerns over the security of the proposed defence installation. Locals have also sought a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the activities...

Nandapur: A woman and her 8-month-old son were killed after lightning struck them at Redhaput village under Kasandi panchayat in Nandapur block of Koraput district Saturday. The deceased were identified as Tulabati Gunjia and her son, Dhiraj. Tulabati was play ing with her son inside...

Kendujhar: A man allegedly stabbed his son to death following a family dispute at Gumura village under Jhumpura police limits in Kendujhar district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Papu Naik, son of Debu Naik of the village. Police have launched an investigation to ascertain...

Nuagaon: A 55-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a train near Sorada village in Nayagada district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Jhari Behera of Sorada village. According to reports, the incident took place around 1 pm near Sorada Kerandikhola on the Khurda-Balangir...

Bhubaneswar: The State Health Assurance Society (SHAS) will intensify field inspections and strengthen monitoring to detect fraud under Odisha’s universal healthcare scheme, while expediting grievance redressal, officials said after a review meeting Saturday. At the meeting held here, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer directed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has restricted firecracker bursting to a two-hour window from 7 pm to 9 pm on Diwali, allowing only approved green crackers to curb air and noise pollution. The guidelines prohibit conventional firecrackers, including garland crackers and those producing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday that his government will build a prosperous and developed state following the ideals of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Addressing a function organised here to celebrate Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, marking the birth anniversary of the country's first home...

Malkangiri: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attacking his three-year-old daughter and a neighbouring woman with a sharp weapon in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at R O Colony in Malkangiri police station area. The accused, identified...

Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha's Ganjam and Gajapati districts, hit by Cyclone Arnab, gradually improved Saturday with water receding from most affected areas and river levels showing a declining trend, even as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi directed officials to intensify relief and restoration...

Bhubaneswar: The death toll due to landslides triggered by cyclone Arnab in the state mounted to four Saturday with another death, while search operation was intensified for 12 others who remained missing. Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil said that three districts – Ganjam, Gajapati...