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Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested the driver of an app cab for allegedly robbing a passenger in Bhubaneswar, an officer said Thursday. The accused has been identified as Nageswar Pramanik of Cuttack district. According to police, the victim, Aman Kumar Agarwal, had booked an app cab...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved seven major industrial projects worth an investment of Rs 55,783 crore and having the potential to generate 14,507 jobs, an official said. The project proposals were approved at the High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan...

Bhubaneswar: Agitating Odisha government doctors Thursday announced the suspension of their stir and assured the administration they would resume OPD services from Friday. The decision was conveyed by a delegation of the Odisha Medical Service Association (OMSA) led by its president, Dr Kishore Mishra, after...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to set up a state-of-the-art Farmer Skill and Agri-Incubation Centre (FSAIC) to position the state as a leader in futuristic agriculture, an official said. Project details were discussed during a high-level meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan...

Bhubaneswar: Judicial work in several courts, including the Orissa High Court, resumed around 3 pm Thursday after remaining suspended for hours following hoax e-mails threatening to blast court premises, Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said. The anonymous e-mails were sent to courts in Cuttack, Sambalpur and...

Baripada/Tensa: Mercury dipped to zero degrees Celsius at Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district – an eight-degree dip in the past 48 hours, officials said Wednesday, adding that Koida and Tensa areas in Sundargarh recorded snowfall. The lowest temperature was recorded at the Upper Barakamuda...

CHHATRAPUR: A home guard died of electrocution in Chhatrapur Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Dibakar Gouda of Purunapatna village under this block in Ganjam district. Dibakar had been to his hometown to attend a feast taking place in front of his residence during the...

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district would remain out of bounds for the visitors for three days from Thursday to facilitate the annual census of estuarine crocodiles, officials said. Twenty-two teams have been constituted to count the reptiles in the creeks, nullahs, rivers, wetland...

Pallahara: The decomposed body of a woman was recovered near an abandoned kendu leaf godown on the outskirts of Susabanali village under Jharbeda panchayat in Angul district, officials said Wednesday. Family members have been accused of murder. The deceased was identified as Jana Munda, a...

Sonepur: Excise officials in Subarnapur district seized 1,500 bottles of ESkuf cough syrup and arrested three men Wednesday following a high-speed chase on National Highway 57. The arrested individuals were identified as Uddhav Bagar, 35, of Gandhinagarpada, Shibu Meher, 20, of Bibhutipada and Rajendra Barik,...