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Gunupur: Demand is growing for early compensation to private landowners affected by the proposed Gunupur-Therubali railway project, which is considered crucial for the development of the Paralakhe mundi railway station in Gajapati district. BJP state vice-president and Rayagada district in charge K. Narayan Rao Thursday...

Berhampur: A local court here Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in the abduction and murder case of a 7-year-old DAV Public School student that had shocked the city in 2019. Additional District and Sessions Judge-I Naresh Mohanty convicted Debashish Panda, 40, of Jajpur...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra Friday wrote to the Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan, urging the establishment of a national mega food park in the undivided Koraput region, comprising Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department Friday said Odisha is likely to receive below-normal rainfall during the monsoon season from June-September this year due to El Nino conditions. As per the long-range weather forecast, north and western Odisha could record below-normal rainfall, while it is likely to...

Bhubaneswar: The country's apex human rights body has sought a detailed report from the Odisha Chief Secretary and the Kalahandi superintendent of police within two weeks on the death of six people allegedly due to asphyxiation in a septic tank. The incident occurred on May...

Nabarangpur: Postal department Friday suspended a former postmaster of Jharigaon Sub-Post Office in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district over allegations of "misappropriating funds". The former postmaster, identified as Gouranga Sarkar, was suspended by Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Jeypore Division, Satyabadi Biswal, following departmental action in connection...

Jharsuguda: Police conducted a major anti-illicit liquor raid in Mohanpur and Ujalpur villages under Belpahar police station in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district Friday. During the raid, police apprehended nine persons allegedly involved in the illegal manufacture and sale of liquor. Officials seized 722 litres of illicit...

Bhawanipatna: Beneficiaries across 26 gram panchayats under Kesinga block in Kalahandi district have not received their pension amounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for the last two months — April and May — triggering widespread resentment among 6,000 poor beneficiaries dependent on the assistance. The...

Rairakhol: Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient urban settlement and a flourishing iron-smelting industry at Purunagarh in Sambalpur district, shedding new light on the region’s early history and cultural development. The discoveries were made during an excavation conducted by the Department of History at...

Nabarangpur: Nabarangpur district continues to record the highest incidence of child marriage in Odisha, despite sustained awareness campaigns and government interventions aimed at curbing the criminal practice. According to official data, the district’s child marriage prevalence stands at 39.4 per cent, the highest in the...