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Baragada: A newborn baby girl was rescued by a Childline team in Baragada district after her financially distressed parents reportedly handed her over to another couple, triggering concern in the area. The baby, born at VIMSAR in Burla a few days ago, was reportedly handed...

Bhograi: Two mining officials were detained by villagers, including sand mafia, while conducting a raid against illegal sand transportation at Kusuda village under Kamarda police limits in Baleshwar district Monday. The rescued officials were identified as Abinash Behera and Tapas Behera. It is alleged that...

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) has extended the deadline for the ongoing door-to-door survey in three cyclone-affected districts of Odisha due to disruptions caused by Cyclone Arnab and the subsequent heavy rainfall. As per the revised schedule, the survey in Ganjam district will continue...

Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD Monday launched an attack on the BJP government over the devastation caused by Cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods in Ganjam and Gajapati, alleging lapses in disaster preparedness and demanding an apology from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. In posts on X,...

Kendrapada: A man was arrested Monday for allegedly murdering a 21-year-old college student by slitting her throat after she spurned his marriage proposal in Odisha's Kendrapada district, police said. The victim, Sasmita Behera of Jadupur village under Marsaghai police station, had gone missing from her...

Bhubaneswar/Anugola: Odisha Vigilance Monday apprehended a Special Land Acquisition officer after he was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe of Rs 3.10 lakhs from a land oustee in Anugola for the release of land acquisition compensation amount of Rs 84.62 lakhs. According to the official...

Malkangiri: A Royal Bengal Tiger from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh has entered Odisha's Malkangiri district and is roaming in the Motu region, sparking panic among the local people, forest officials said Monday. The information was first provided by forest officials in Andhra Pradesh, who said that...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Centre has notified three new Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) in Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Kohima (Nagaland) and Agartala (Tripura) taking the total number of these offices to 20 in the country, a government statement said Monday. To cater to the increasing number of foreigners...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: A search operation was underway Monday to trace 10 people who went missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck a village bordering Ganjam and Kandhamala districts in Odisha three days ago, officials said. Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force, Odisha Disaster Response Force, Special...

Brahmapur: Farmers in Odisha, whose crops were damaged in floods caused by heavy rain triggered by Cyclone Arnab last week, are now worried about the impact of Cyclone Murasu, which is approaching the coast of adjoining Andhra Pradesh. Standing crops in Ganjam, Kandhamal and Gajapati...