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Keonjhar/Hatadihi: The state Planning and Convergence department has sought a report pertaining to alleged irregularities in the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds in Keonjhar district. The allegations include advance salary payments to Project Management Unit (PMU) staff hired by E&Y LLP, absence of required documentation,...

Rajnagar: Unlawful fishing activity has taken a heavy toll on the endangered Olive Ridley turtles as forest officials recovered the carcass of a turtle weighing 40kg from a trawler seized during a face-off with fishermen illegally fishing in the prohibited zone of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary...

Raighar: Six masked miscreants allegedly attacked a businessman with sticks and looted `15 lakh from him in broad daylight at Raighar in Nabarangpur district Wednesday. According to reports, Raighar-based businessman Abdul Ansari, along with his two employees, Guddu Dhoba and Yunus Lathia, was on his...

Gopalpur: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will construct two overbridges and six underpasses on National Highway-16 in Ganjam district in order to ease traffic and prevent accidents, according to sources. The stretch of NH-16 from Andhra Pradesh border to Puintola Square in Ganjam...

Berhampur: Two couples have been arrested for allegedly cheating at least 11 job seekers of over Rs 11.70 lakh in Ganjam district on the pretext of getting them jobs in a company at Bhubaneswar, police said Wednesday. The arrested couple identified as Ganesh Nayak, 42,...

RAJESH MOHANTY, OP Rourkela: Doctors at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here successfully performed a critical plastic surgery on an 18-year-old male patient from Banki Karamtoli hamlet of Indrapur village under Raiboga tehsil in Sundargarh district, according to IGH sources. The patient, a beneficiary of Biju...

Baripada: Protection of Royal Bengal Tigers (RBTs) at Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district has emerged as a big challenge for the Forest department personnel as there is no let-up in poaching of national animals despite the presence of AI cameras, watchtowers, strict surveillance...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday launched the enhanced pension scheme for elderly persons and persons with disabilities during a state-level programme in Keonjhar district. The event marked the initiation of enhanced social security pensions for senior citizens above 80 years and differently-abled...

Bhubaneswar: The hills of Udaygiri and Ratnagiri in Odisha's Jajpur district continue to reverberate with the chants of 'Buddham Saranam Gacchami' (I take refuge in the Buddha) as over 1,000 monks and followers gather to pray for world peace in memory of Guru Padmasambhava, also...

Jajpur: A 22-year-old woman staged a dharna in front of her lover's locked residence in Odisha's Jajpur district Wednesday, demanding that he marry her as he allegedly promised before beginning a physical relationship with her. The woman also lodged a complaint with the police accusing...