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Pottangi: State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Friday asserted that the Kotia region belongs to Odisha and will continue to remain so, cautioning neighbouring Andhra Pradesh against bids to claim the border villages. Addressing a public meeting organised in front of the Kotia...

Khaira: Panic gripped parts of Khaira block in Balasore district after a tusker went on a rampage Thursday evening, killing one person and injuring two others. Authorities closed 10 schools as a precaution amid the elephant’s continued movement in the area. The elephant entered Sundhira...

Angul: State Health Secretary Aswathy S Friday conducted a comprehensive review of the healthcare system in Angul district during a two-day visit, in line with clear instructions from the Chief Minister. During the visit, the health secretary inspected the district headquarters hospital, the medical college...

Malkangiri: One Naxalite, carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh, was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district bordering Malkangiri district Friday, a police official said. The exchange of fire broke out this morning in the forest of Aadwada-Kotmeta under Bhairamgarh...

Kuanrmunda: The discovery of a minor Class X student’s five month pregnancy in the Biramitrapur police station area of Sundargarh district has caused widespread concern. Police Friday arrested the accused and forwarded him to the Sundargarh POCSO Court. The accused has been identified as Kuldeep...

Chhatrapur: In a significant boost to tourism, Gopalpur-on-Sea beach and Biju Patnaik beach in Nolia Nuagan near Podampeta village in Ganjam district are set to be upgraded to the Blue Flag Beach category. Ganjam district has a 61-kilometre coastline, and Sunapur beach is currently the...

Sambalpur: Normal life was affected in Odisha's Sambalpur district Friday due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by farmers demanding speedy procurement of paddy. The bandh, called by 'Sambalpur Zilla Krushak Surakhya Sangathan', the apex body of farmers in the district, passed off peacefully as no...

Rayagada: A woman doctor in Odisha’s Rayagada district has fallen victim to a cybercrime, reportedly losing more than Rs 12 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Dr. Mamata Choudhury, Additional District Public Health Officer in the district, filed an FIR with the Rayagada police following...

Jajpur: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly run over and killed by her grandson in Odisha's Jajpur district over a property dispute, police said Friday. The incident occurred at Khandarapur-Singada village under the Panikoili Police Station limits Thursday, when the 23-year-old man mowed down his grandmother...

Bangiriposi: The Mayurbhanj district administration has imposed traffic restrictions on National Highway 49 passing through Dwarashuni Ghat for road-widening work. As part of safety measures to conduct stone-blasting operations required for the expansion work, vehicular movement on the stretch will be suspended from 1 pm...