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Malkangiri: Security forces unearthed an arms manufacturing unit run by Maoists along the Odisha–Chhattisgarh border and seized a large cache of sophisticated weapons and materials, officials said Wednesday. According to reports, the operation was carried out in Gamgunda area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, during...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Wednesday secured a two-day remand of four more accused arrested in the murder of senior advocate and BJP leader Pitabash Panda and recreated the crime scene, an official said. Panda, who was also a member of the state Bar Council, was shot...

Champua: Favourable weather this year helped paddy cultivation flourish across the Champua area in Keonjhar district. With more than half of the paddy fields ripening and harvesting underway in some areas, farmers were optimistic about a good yield — until wildlife and pests began wreaking...

Keonjhar: Foul smell blanketed the Circuit House in Keonjhar district headquarters after sewage from nearby hotels reportedly entered and accumulated behind the building, creating an unhealthy environment for the guests. Although the premises are being beautified with substantial public spending, poor supervision has allowed hotel...

Sambalpur: A woman had a close shave with death after being trapped for nearly six hours inside a narrow cave passage near the Saptarshi temple at Bhandarimal village under Jujumura block of Sambalpur district on the occasion of Kartika Purnima Wednesday. The woman, identified as...

Papadahandi/Nabarangpur: A forester was killed and three others of the same profession were seriously injured when their car and a pickup van collided head-on near Dengaguda Chhak on the Bharatmala road in Nabarangpur district Wednesday. According to reports, foresters Gupta Prasad Mohanty, Kamakhya Prasad Swain,...

Cuttack: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday inaugurated the famous Bali Jatra held on the bank of the river Mahanadi here, marking the state's ancient maritime glory. The Bali Jatra, one of the largest open-air fairs in Asia, which got off to a colourful...

Nuapada: A group of women BJD leaders Wednesday urged late party MLA Rajendra Dholakia's wife, Kalpana, not to fall into the trap of the BJP and dubbed her son as 'Ku-Putra' (bad son). The group of women leaders comprising former minister Tukuni Sahu, MLA Barsha...

Bhubaneswar: Several people were injured and three to four shops were destroyed Wednesday as residents of two villages in Odisha's Khurda district engaged in a violent clash over a boundary dispute, police said. The incident comes a few days after prohibitory orders under Section 163...

Bhubaneswar: The main Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Odisha Government, reacting to a letter written by Bargarh BJP MP Pradeep Purohit to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. In his letter, Purohit urged the Chief Minister to include...