Daringbadi: As many as 40 students of a Sevashram School at Badabanga panchayat of Daringbadi block in Kandhamal district were injured, including four of them seriously, after being attacked by a swarm of honeybees Monday. Dr Swagat Senapati of Daringbadi community health centre said that...
Jajpur: Odisha Police arrested three persons in connection with the alleged attack on BJD leader and former MLA Pranab Balabantaray in Jajpur district, an officer said Tuesday. The arrested persons were identified as Suresh Samal, Rajendra Barik, and Susant Samal of Aruha village, police said....
Balasore: Two girls, both aged six, drowned in a pond in Odisha's Balasore district while playing near the water body Tuesday, police said. The incident took place in Gandhi Chhak in Basta police station area. The two cousins were playing near the pond situated behind...
Bhubaneswar: A statue of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was set ablaze Tuesday at Patnagarh town in Bolangir district, police said. The BJD, CPI and other Left parties condemned the incident. The ruling BJP also condemned it. IGP (North Range) Himansu Kumar Lal said...
Patnagarh: A statue of former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was allegedly set on fire by unidentified individuals Tuesday morning at Block Chowk in Patnagarh Notified Area Council (NAC) of Odisha’s Bolangir district, a source said. Following the incident, sanitation workers from the Patnagarh NAC...
Keonjhar: In a major boost to infrastructure development at Ghatagaon Maa Tarini Temple in Keonjhar district, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a comprehensive plan of Rs 215 crore during his visit to the shrine on the occasion of Odia New Year and Maha Bishuba...
Balasore/Paradip: A two-month-long ban on marine fishing along Odisha’s coastline is all set to take effect Tuesday, forcing thousands of fishermen to dock their boats and brace for financial hardship. Enforced annually under the Odisha Marine Fishing Regulation Act, 1982, the ban, in place from...
Nabarangpur: A severe and long-standing drinking water crisis has led to an unusual and alarming social fallout in Badabarli village, under Sanabarli panchayat of Papadahandi block in Nabarangpur district — more than 80 young men remain unmarried because families refuse to marry their daughters into...
Jaleswar: Despite complaints from locals and repeated media coverage, sand smugglers from West Bengal continue to plunder minor minerals from the Subarnarekha riverbed in Jaleswar block of Odisha’s Balasore district. This comes even after a satellite survey was conducted for demarcation of borders with the...
Balasore: A 28-year-old biker died in a road accident late Sunday night after falling nearly 20 feet near a bridge along National Highway 60 under Rupsa police limits in Balasore district. The deceased was identified as Sayan Das, a resident of the Parnasree police station...
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