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Thuamul Rampur: Thousands of tribals gathered near Sagabari village in Kalahandi district May 1, opposing proposed mining activities in the Sijimali and Kutrumali hills. The gathering, organised by the 'Maa Mati Mali Surakhya Mancha' after the conclusion of the traditional Tiji Raja festival, saw participants...

Balasore: Two cousin sisters allegedly drowned while bathing in a pond in Odisha's Balasore district Sunday, police said. The deceased have been identified as Annapurna Mallik and Anyasa Mallik, both 10, they said. The incident took place in Bhuinpada village in the Khantapada police station...

Keonjhar: Jeetu Munda, who carried the skeleton remains of his sister to a rural bank in Odisha's Keonjhar district as proof of her death to withdraw money from her account, Sunday, said he does not want any action against bank officials who allegedly harassed him....

Malkangiri: Odisha Police Sunday seized around 800 litres of chemicals and solvents used to make psychotropic drug hashish oil from a vehicle near Essar Chakk in Malkangiri district, officials said. Around 50 kg of marijuana and two litres of hashish oil were also seized from...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (OMFED) Sunday increased the price of milk by Rs 4 per litre, citing a rise in processing and transportation costs. While prices of toned milk rose from Rs 50 to Rs 54 per litre, Premium milk climbed from...

Keonjhar/Patana: A bankers’ association has warned of agitation if any action is taken against a branch manager in connection with the incident in which Jitu Munda had gone to a bank carrying his sister’s skeleton to withdraw money held in her name. Acting on Chief...

Rourkela: A 70-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls aged around five to six years in Rourkela steel township, police said. The unsavoury incident occurred Thursday evening. The septuagenarian accused, who confessed to the crime, was arrested after the parents...

Baliguda: An elderly woman burned to death and her two sons were seriously injured after a fire broke out in a house in Kandhamal district Friday night, officials said. The incident occurred in Sudra village under Barkhama outpost in Baliguda police limits. The deceased has...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi/Chhenapadi: A Vigilance court in Keonjhar sentenced three former government employees to two years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each after convicting them for misappropriation of government rice under a rural employment scheme. The convicts are retired welfare extension officer Gangadhar Naik, fisheries extension offi cer...

Tumudibandh: A 33-year-old man was shot dead during a hunting trip in Kandhamal district Friday afternoon, with his wife alleging that he was deliberately killed by his companions. The incident occurred in Saperi village under Belghar police limits. The deceased was identified as Kamadeb Majhi,...