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Bhubaneswar/Bhogarai: In a rare incident, at least five baby orangutans, which are not indigenous to India, were rescued in Ranakatha Protected Reserve Forest near Badapai village under Bhogarai block of Baleshwar district, prompting the authorities to suspect that wildlife smugglers might be behind the animals’...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has directed the Crime Branch-CID to take over the investigation into the death of Odisha Motor Vehicle Department constable Ashutosh Mrudangia, observing that the alleged involvement of his wife and brother-in-law could not be ruled out in view of his...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi left for a three-day visit to the UAE Tuesday to hold roadshows in the West Asian country to attract investors to the state, officials said. Before leaving Bhubaneswar, Majhi said the state government's vision is to make Odisha...

By Pramod Kumar Bohidar, OP Sambalpur: The 112-year-old Khandual Government Upgraded High School under the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) has seen a sharp drop in enrolment owing to poor infrastructure and a shortage of teachers gripping the institution. Established as a primary school in 1914,...

By Rabinarayan Jena, OP Bhubaneswar: A total of 4,203 educational institutions in the state are operating on forest-classified land, creating difficulties in accessing government assistance and other facilities, according to Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) department sources Monday. The issue was highlighted during a high-level...

Digapahandi: A 70-year-old woman who went missing from Bhubaneswar five years ago has finally returned home after her grandson recognised her during a live television broadcast from an old-age home in the city. Indu Bisoyi, a native of Naliha village under Kukudakhandi block, was reunited...

Naktideula: A Class IV student had a close shave after a villager shot an arrow at him while he was travelling to school with his father on a bike at Keutaberni village in Salebhata panchayat and this police limits in Sambalpur district, police said. The...

Papadahandi: Police rescued a newborn boy found inside a bag lying on the roadside near Majhiguda-Gopiguda Square in Nabarangpur district. ASI Ananta Kadraka and a team from Maidalpur police station were patrolling the area early Monday when they noticed the bag and found the infant...

Bhabanipatana: Three persons, including two journalists, were arrested for allegedly blackmailing a government official and extorting Rs 50,000 from him through intimidation, police said Monday. The arrested journalists were identified as Dushmant Panda and Anil Panda, both from Junagada in Kalahandi district. The third accused...

Bhubaneswar: Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday approved the revised Buxi Jagabandhu Assured Water Supply to Habitations (BASUDHA) scheme with a state-funded outlay of Rs 5,045 crore for implementation from 2026-27 to 2028-29. Chief Secretary Anu Garg said the revised BASUDHA scheme...