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Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Youth Congress members Saturday scuffled with security personnel in Bhubaneswar as they attempted to gherao Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's official residence to demand his resignation in protest against alleged rise in attacks on members of the minority community. They were...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday lauded the inclusion of three major Buddhist sites from the state - Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri, and Udaygiri- in the Tentative List of India by UNESCO for consideration of granting World Heritage Site recognition. Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who is...

Narasinghpur: In a rare man-animal encounter, a 26-year-old man sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a leopard at Anantaprasad village under the Narsinghpur West range late Friday night. The incident occurred around 12:30 a.m. when the injured, identified as Subhranshu Sekhar Bhola, who was...

Nabrangpur : Odisha's Nabrangpur district has been declared "Naxal-free" after nine Maoists surrendered in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. Seven women were among these surrendered Naxalites. They were carrying a total bounty of Rs 47 lakh. The surrendered Naxalites were operating in Nabarangpur and Chhattisgarh's...

Nandapur: Ginger growers in Koraput district have alleged that weak marketing arrangements are denying them fair prices despite large-scale production of the spice, which has received recognition as a single-crop speciality of the district. The district Horticulture department has set a production target of 58,121...

Pattamundai: A woman and her toddler daughter narrowly escaped an alleged attempt by her father-in-law to burn them alive for giving birth to a girl child in Kendrapara district, police said Friday. The incident took place late Thursday night in Damarapur village under Pattamundai rural...

Patnagarh: Police Friday arrested two men in connection with the murder of a youth whose blood-soaked body was recovered near Kadopani Chhak under Larambha police station limits in Bolangir district. The arrested accused were identified as Sudam Bariha and Arjun Bariha. Police produced them before...

Ranapur: A 23-year-old youth was sent to judicial custody and a minor was detained for questioning in connection with the alleged rape of a minor girl in Nayagarh district, police said Friday. The incident was reported from Ranapur police station limits Thursday. Acting on a...

Balasore: Three wagons of a goods train derailed in Balasore district Friday, officials said. There was no report of any injury in the goods train derailment at Rupsa station in the Bhadrak-Kharagpur section of South Eastern Railway (SER), they said. The incident occurred at around...

Nabarangpur: Forest officials arrested three persons and seized a leopard hide during a late-night operation in the Kodinga forest range of Nabarangpur district, officials said. The accused were identified as Dasaru Harijan, Balaram Das and Dhansingh Das, all residents of Deulakana under Jharigaon block. They...