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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is carrying out a major eviction drive in Salia Sahi, the largest slum in Bhubaneswar, to pave the way for the construction of a road to decongest traffic on the Jayadev Vihar-Nandankanan road, officials said Wednesday. Amid protests by a section of...

Berhampur: The Odisha Forest Department arrested a 35-year-old man after carcasses of 33 migratory birds were found in two gunny bags he was carrying near a water body under the Chilika Wildlife Division, police said Wednesday. The 33 birds belonged to three different species. The...

Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda police Tuesday claimed to have busted a 12-member interstate cyber fraud gang, and seized dozens of bank passbooks, ATM cards, mobile phones and vehicles. Addressing a presser at Town Police Station here, Superintendent of Police Gundala Reddy Raghavendra said that investigators recovered more...

Keonjhar: Normal life was disrupted in Keonjhar district Tuesday as all government offices, educational institutions and banks remained closed while vehicular traffic came to a grinding halt in many parts of the district during the 12-hour bandh call given by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Tuesday...

Rayagada: A local court here Tuesday sentenced five members of a family to life imprisonment after convicting them of killing a man 11 years ago. The convicts were identified as P Suriya Rao, P Shankar Rao, P Srinu, P Trinath Rao and P Satyam of...

Basudevpur: Villagers in Palasahi under Sanakrushnapur panchayat in Bhadrak district foiled an armed robbery late Monday night, capturing two suspects and their getaway vehicle after a dramatic chase, police said. According to police, four men carrying guns and sharp weapons entered the residence of Prafulla...

Hatadihi: Authorities have intensified ed crackdown on the sand mafia, with police, Mining and Revenue officials carrying out coordinated raids to curb illegal sand mining and transport in this block of Keonjhar district. Police said they are in “action mode,” targeting wanted operators and seizing...

New Delhi: Odisha shone at the 6th National Water Awards and Jal Sanchay– Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) Awards, with RCCF Berhampur Circle securing the first rank (joint winner) in the ‘Best Institute Other Than School and College Outside Campus’ category. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University,...

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on illegal narcotics trade, the Excise department Tuesday seized 465 grams of brown sugar worth around Rs 46 lakh and arrested three persons during a raid near the Satya Nagar overbridge. The accused have been identified as Rabi Barik (26),...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In a major relief to farmers in states like Odisha with high human-wildlife conflict, the Centre Tuesday announced that crop losses due to wild animal attacks will be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) from the Kharif sowing season 2026....