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Brahmapur: Former MLA Bikram Panda was questioned again Friday at Gosan inuagaon police station over allegations of issuing threats to a witness in advocate Pitabas Panda’s murder case from inside jail. Panda appeared with his lawyer in response to a police notice. Inspector Pratap Das...

Jajpur: A 67-year-old man was dragged into the Patia River by a crocodile in Barei village under Tandara panchayat in Jajpur district Friday. The victim, Gajendra Majhi, had entered the river to wash himself when a crocodile lurking near the bank attacked him, bit his...

Balangir: A joint team of the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) and the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) has rescued a baby girl after she was allegedly handed over to another family by a nurse at a private hospital in Balangir, raising suspicion of child trafficking....

Bhubaneswar: The Status Committee of Lord Lingaraj Temple Friday submitted its third interim report to Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Friday, outlining recommendations for the systematic conduct of temple rituals, religious services and repairs to the temple’s sanctum sanctorum. The two-member committee, headed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Drug Control Directorate has seized medicines and medical equipment worth over Rs 22 lakh from 15 unlicensed establishments during a state-wide crackdown aimed at preventing drug abuse and illegal sale of medicines. The special enforcement drive was conducted from October 1 to 15...

Bhubaneswar: Indus tries, Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Sampad Chandra Swain Friday urged a 50-member student delegation from Himachal Pradesh (HP), visiting Odisha under the Yuva Sangam programme, to adapt to emerging technologies and equip themselves to become innovators, entrepreneurs and job creators. Highlighting...

Padampur: A Class VII student was killed after being hit by a private bus while returning home from school in Padampur in Baragada district Friday. The deceased, Kamal Taria, 12, was a student of Lal Bahadur Upper Primary School in Padampur. According to reports, the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has drawn up plans to provide affordable housing for 10,000 urban households across nine Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), with a focus on improving living conditions for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities under its urban development initiatives. The housing plans, prepared under the...

Bhubaneswar/Brahmapur/Thuamul Rampur/Kendujhar: Disputes over the students' union poll results disrupted oath-taking ceremonies at some colleges in Odisha Friday, with protests, clashes and incidents of vandalism reported at a few institutions. Many students alleged “irregularities in the selection process and vote counting”, demanding recounts, fresh elections...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday approved the disbursement of Rs 56.55 crore as six months' honorarium for sarpanches and naib sarpanches across the state, an official statement said. A total of Rs 56,55,72,000 has been sanctioned for the period from April 1...