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INDOCRYPT

Experts deliberate on cryptography, information security

Bhubaneswar: The four-day international conference INDOCRYPT was inaugurated Monday at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) here, marking the beginning of an important global dialogue on cryptography and information security research and innovation. The conference brings together renowned experts, researchers, academicians, and industry professionals to...

Extortion

Man arrested for extortion

Bhubaneswar: Bharatpur Police Monday arrested a 31-year-old man Monday for demanding extortion money, abusing and assaulting a couple running a snacks outlet at Tarini Market near Studio Chhak. The woman shop owner lodged a complaint with Bharatpur Police alleging that the accused Pabitra Maharana used...

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Four held for illicit liquor trade

Bhubaneswar: Excise department sleuths Monday arrested four persons for transporting illicit liquor in two vehicles during patrolling on National Highway (NH) 16 near Pitapalli. The accused were identified as Kanhu Charan Parida, 43, Bikash Gouda, 26, Jagadish Patra, 26, and Manoj Kumar Gouda, 35. Bhubaneswar...

POKSSS

Sambalpur: Farmers call bandh Dec 19

Sambalpur: Alleging severe irregularities in the paddy procurement process, Paschim Odisha Krushak Sangathan Samanwaya Samiti (POKSSS) Monday threatened a shutdown in Sambalpur district December 19. The outfit accused the administration of indifference towards ‘mounting losses of farmers’ during the kharif procurement process. It is alleged...

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Krishi Vidya Nidhi application deadline extended till Dec 20

Bhubaneswar: The state government Monday extended the deadline for submission of applications for Krishi Vidya Nidhi, a scholarship aimed at making higher education accessible to the children of beneficiaries under the CM-Kisan scheme, to December 20, 2025. The online application period for the scholarship was...

Leopard skin

Odisha: Leopard skin seized, one arrested

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Monday seized a leopard skin, and arrested a person allegedly involved in the illegal trade of wild animal body parts, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the forest wing of the department conducted a raid in Madhapur...

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Elephant injured after consuming explosives in Mayurbhanj

Mayurbhanj: A female wild elephant sustained serious injuries to its mouth after allegedly consuming explosives in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, a forest official said Monday. The five-year-old elephant was spotted in a forest area of the district on the morning of December 12 and was later...

Normalcy returns to violence-hit Malkangiri; internet services restored

Malkangiri: Normalcy returned to Odisha's Malkangiri district Monday, nearly a week after around 200 villages were damaged in violent clashes, with the district administration fully restoring internet services, a senior official said. Additional District Magistrate Bedabar Pradhan said internet services, suspended across the district December...

 

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