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Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and BJD president Naveen Patnaik Friday hailed security personnel for killing six Maoists in Kandhamal district and said the state's efforts to curb ZLeft-Wing Extremism have resulted in substantial success. The BJD president, who had also remained in...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and former MLA Sanchita Mohanty died at her residence in Bhubaneswar Friday following a brief illness, family sources said. Sixty-seven-year-old Mohanty was elected to the Odisha Assembly from the Korei constituency in 2004. She was diagnosed with cancer a week ago....

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: With behavioural and migration patterns of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles still shrouded in the realm of scientific study, the state Forest department has reinitiated the satellite tagging of these iconic marine animals ahead of their mass nesting. These turtles turn up in millions...

Bhubaneswar: After four days of continuous agitation, postgraduate and PhD students of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) Thursday called off their hunger strike following an assurance from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to address their long-pending demand for a monthly stipend. Agriculture...

Koraput: A resident of Jeypore in Koraput district was allegedly cheated of Rs 8 lakh by cyber criminals while traveling for cancer treatment, police said Thursday. The victim, identified as Sadanand Samantaray, was on his way to Visakhapatnam for a scheduled surgery when he received...

Deogaon: In a shocking incident, a woman was hacked to death by her husband with an axe allegedly over domestic dispute at Jurlakani village under Deogaon police limits in Bolangir district late Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Tapa Mallik, 31, wife of Mahadev...

Bhubaneswar/Angul: Five security guards were arrested in Angul district for allegedly shooting dead two persons who attempted theft at a stockyard, police said Thursday. The incident happened at Lingarakata near Pipeline Road in the Talcher police station area in the early hours of Wednesday, they...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday inaugurated a new training and briefing centre along with a state-of-the-art counter-terrorism training complex of the Special Operations Group (SOG) at Chandaka to strengthen operational capabilities of the state's elite anti-Maoist force. He also inaugurated 16 police...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said officials works at district and block level offices will go paperless soon, as the government is expanding the OSWAS, an IT-based system to carry out administrative works. CM Majhi was addressing the state-level celebration of Good...

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of members of various Hindu organisations held a protest march in Bhubaneswar Thursday condemning the violence, persecution, and human rights violations against the community in Bangladesh. The march, organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Bhubaneswar district, was joined by Bajrang Dal, Durga...