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Sambalpur: Odisha Police searched the Sambalpur district court building after an email was received threatening to blast the premises, an officer said Monday. The threatening email written in Odia language was received at about 10 pm Sunday, following which local police engaged a bomb disposal...

Lanjigarh: Members of the Dongria Kondh tribe concluded their annual Niyamraja festival Sunday atop the Niyamgiri Hills, reaffirming their pledge to protect the sacred mountain and its natural resources. The three-day festival, held from February 27 to March 1 at Dhangarabhata near the hill summit...

Paradip: Police Sunday arrested a 28-year-old man for the alleged repeated sexual assault of a 7-year-old girl over a period of three-days under the Paradip Model police station area of Jagatsinghpur district. The suspect, identified as Sheikh Raja, was taken into custody after local residents...

Boipariguda: Two police personnel were critically injured in a road accident Sunday while chasing suspected ganja smugglers under Boipariguda police station in Koraput district. The injured have been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Bishnu Madkami, 45, and Constable Dambaru Challan, 40, attached to the Ramagiri police...

Phulbani: A 60-yearold man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape his 12-year-old relative in Kandhamal district, police said Sunday. The incident occurred under Gochhapada police limits in Firingia block. The accused, identified as Bijay Digal of Kekeringia village, was arrested and later produced...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Advocate General (AG) Pitambar Acharya said the state's BJP government was taking measures to rectify the historical blunder made by the previous BJD regime, which led to the Mahanadi water dispute with neighbouring Chhattisgarh. Acharya made the statement while speaking to reporters in...

Basudevpur: A 41-year-old man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a child lifter in the Kashia marine police station area under Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district, police said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sukul Bindhani of Manjuri village under Khunta police limits...

Bonai: Several Maoists are reported to have been killed in an encounter between security forces and members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) in the Saranda forest of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district along Odisha border Sunday, officials said. The exchange of fire began...

Bhubaneswar: The true strength of any nation lies in the potential of its youth. By strengthening our skilling ecosystem, we are not just preparing youth for livelihoods. We are empowering them to innovate, lead, and contribute to a stronger Odisha and a Viksit Bharat, said...

Cuttack: A nationwide protest against the military aggression on Iran by the imperialist powers— the United States and Israel was organised at the Ravenshaw University Square here Sunday. The protest was part of a broader demonstration organised by Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) against...