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Bargarh/Attabira: Farmers in Bargarh district intensified their protest Saturday against alleged mismanagement in the ongoing kharif paddy procurement process, prompting the police to detain at least 60 protesters after they blocked a national highway. Although nearly two months have passed since the process began in...

Bhoharai: With Makar Sankranti approaching, more than 1 crore pilgrims are expected to attend the annual Ganga Sagar Mela on Sagar Island at the confluence of the Ganga River and the Bay of Bengal in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, officials said. West Bengal...

Kuanrmunda: An Anganwadi assistant was stabbed to death by her lover Friday evening under the Kuanrmunda police outpost of Sundargarh district, police said. The victim was identified as Sikha Swapna Kullu, 36, of Gobira Girjatola area. The accused, identified as the deceased’s lover Mukesh Kullu,...

Bhanjanagar: Police arrested a suspected poacher and seized two illegal firearms from his possession during a late-night operation in the Ghumusar North forest division of Ganjam district, officials said Saturday. The arrest was made Friday night in the Khurudugochha forest area under Tarasing police station...

Sambalpur: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday unveiled 25 development projects worth over Rs 948 crore in Sambalpur, and stated that his government was committed to the development of the western Odisha district. Majhi, who is on a two-day visit to Sambalpur, began the day...

Rourkela: At least six persons were injured when a nine-seater aircraft made an emergency crash landing near Rourkela in Odisha Saturday, officials said. The incident took place around 10 km from the city at Jalda, when the aircraft, operating under the UDAN scheme, was flying...

Berhampur: Tourism experts have urged concerned stakeholders to promote of uniqueness in potential states like Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Several experts made this suggestion Friday while speaking at the Tourism Exchange (TEX 2026) organised by Tourism India Alliance, a body working on the development of tourism...

Phulbani: Kandhamal district cyber police have busted a major cyber fraud involving transactions worth Rs 6.27 crore, arresting five persons, including the alleged mastermind, police said Friday. Ten bank account holders have also been served notices under Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the...

Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda district is reeling under an intense cold wave as mercury plummeted to 4.6 degrees Celsius Thursday night, breaking a 72-year-old record, according to the Meteorological department. Weather officials said the district has been witnessing severe cold conditions for the past week, with minimum...

Kendrapara: Kendrapara Town police Friday detained a Junior Engineer (JE) in connection with the suspicious death of a young woman as part of an ongoing investigation, police said. The detained JE has been identified as Sudhanshu Sekhar Behera. According to IIC Dillip Kumar Sahoo, the...