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Malkangiri: In a significant development, 13 Maoists, including those with rewards of Rs13 lakh on their head, have surrendered before police near the Malkangiri border with neighbouring Chhattisgarh, sources said. The surrender was facilitated under Chhattisgarh Police’s ongoing Maoist eradication strategy and rehabilitation policy for...

Berhampur: A long-standing demand to link Vamsadhara river with Rushikulya has resurfaced, with proponents emphasising the benefits of flood control and resolution of drinking water woes across several regions in Ganjam and Gajapati districts. Additionally, the project promises adequate irrigation facilities for agriculture, according to...

Mohana: Police have solved the murder case of a 32-year-old woman identified as Lakshyahira Nayak aka Lali from Kalema village under Adava police limits in Gajapati district. Three individuals, identified as the victim’s husband Dharmendra Nayak, his second wife Purnabasi Nayak, and nephew Karna Nayak,...

Digapahandi: The lifeless body of an elderly woman was recovered from a passenger bus travelling from Digapahandi to Berhampur Friday. The deceased was identified as Lalita Panigrahi, 78, a resident of Ananta Nagar near Sheragada block office. Panigrahi was travelling to Berhampur for a medical...

Balasore: Former secretary of the Haripur Service Co-operative Society (SCS), Manohar Behera, was sentenced to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and fined Rs 50,000 after being convicted in a corruption case. Also Read: OSRTC bus service expands to nine routes The Special Vigilance Court...

Bhubaneswar: The exhibition put up at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar would remain open for the public January 11 and 12, Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja said Friday. Addressing media persons after the valedictory session of the conclave, Ahuja said, "The Chief Minister...

Bhubaneswar: Inviting the Indian diaspora to invest in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said that he will appoint a nodal minister to liaison with the interested NRIs and Persons of Indian Origin. Majhi made this announcement while addressing the valedictory session of the...

Kendrapara: Odisha forest officials Friday arrested 10 fishermen and seized their fishing trawl from Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapara district for illegal fishing, an official said. The sanctuary, which is witnessing a large congregation of Olive Ridley sea turtles for mating, is shut for fishing...

Hyderabad: Five migrant workers from Odisha were killed and 16 others were injured in a road accident in Telangana’s Suryapet district Friday. The accident took place near Ilapuram in Chivvemla mandal (block) when a private bus carrying the workers rammed into a stationary truck. The...

Bhubaneswar: Noting that the Indian diaspora represents the best of the country and an integral part of the nation, President Droupadi Murmu Friday emphasised their crucial role in achieving the vision of a 'viksit Bharat' by 2047. Addressing the valedictory session of the three-day 18th...