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Parjang (Dhenkanal): Just a month after the opening of the new 900-metre Brahmani river bridge, part of the National Highway-53 connecting Parjang in Dhenkanal district and Talcher in Angul district, significant structural issues are causing alarm among the locals. With large potholes appearing on this...

Bhubaneswar: The Congress alleged that three police stations in Odisha's Cuttack had refused to take the complaint of the 19-year-old college student who survived multiple gang rapes. Congress's Cuttack-Barabati MLA Sofia Firdous demanded an investigation into the role of police for allegedly making the woman...

Jajpur: Thirteen of the 62 tribal communities native to Odisha have been classified as Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs). As per the 2011 Census, the state ranks third nationally in terms of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population, which stands at 95,90,756, accounting for 22.85 per cent...

Sundargarh: Retired police officer Bishnu Prasad Sahu, who was awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service by former President KR Narayanan during Independence Day celebrations in 2001 for his relentless service in combating Maoist activities, has announced his decision to renounce the medal. Sahu...

Nayagarh/Sarankul: A woman lost both her palms while her husband sustained critical injuries in a cracker blast at Golagaon village under Sarankul police limits in Nayagarh district, Saturday. The injured couple was identified as Sansari Sethy, 70, and his wife Nishamani Sethy, 65. The couple...

Berhampur: A 35-year-old man has fallen victim to a cyber scam of 20 lakh rupees in Berhampur under the pretext of ‘online investment’. He filed a complaint at the Cyber and Economic Crime Police Station in Berhampur, alleging that he was deceived by the V-5...

Kendrapara: Several Dalit women sat on dharna in front of a temple in Odisha's Kendrapara district Saturday after they were allegedly denied to perform the ritual of offering milk to the deity in the holy month of Kartik, police said. The women accused the temple...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday announced an honorarium of Rs 30,000 per month for all Padma awardees from the state. With this decision, each of the 55 living Padma awardees in Odisha will receive a monthly honorarium. The initiative is expected to...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha to attend the 150th birth anniversary celebration of freedom fighter and tribal icon Birsa Munda at Rourkela November 15. Odisha's Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Naik made this statement, but added that the...

New Delhi: The Indian Navy is set to demonstrate its formidable maritime capabilities and operational strength at the Blue Flag Beach of Puri in Odisha on the occasion of Navy Day December 4, officials said Saturday. President Droupadi Murmu has consented to be the chief...