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NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: The long-pending expansion of National Highway 26 passing through Semiliguda in this district has once again come under sharp criticism as incomplete construction continues to disrupt daily life for residents, commuters, and business owners. The widening of NH-26 was announced decades...

Kesinga: A report published in OrissaPOST February 3, highlighting delays in paddy procurement in Kesinga block of Kalahandi district, has spurred prompt action as authorities lifted more than 3.59 lakh quintal paddy from 8,019 farmers. According to the office of the Regulated Market Committee (RMC),...

Boipariguda: Two members of a family were found dead in a river while two others remain missing in Koraput district, police said Thursday. The deceased were identified as Lalit Pujari, 27, and his 4-year-old daughter Gelhi of Dandabadi village under Ramgiri police outpost in Boipariguda...

Basudevpur: Mystery shrouds the death of a 20-year old salesgirl working at a shopping mall in the main market area of Basudevpur, who died under suspicious circumstances while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Kamini Kanchan Dhal, was...

Nandapur: A peon ended life by hanging himself at Jabagada Project Upper Primary (UP) School under Nandapur block of Koraput district Thursday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Shiba Nayak, 40, who worked as a peon at the state-run school that has residential...

Angul/Chhendipada: Days after illegal opium cultivation worth nearly Rs 5 crore was destroyed in Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary area in Angul district, police Wednesday seized 264 kg ganja from the region, while another 1,573 kg cannabis was seized Nisha police limits. Police said a total of...

Bhubaneswar: Gold reserves of 1462 kg have been discovered in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, state minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena told the Assembly Thursday. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) surveyed gold reserves in different areas in the Bangiriposhi Assembly constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Jena said in...

Bargarh: The Odisha government has suspended a state administrative service officer for allegedly being involved in corruption, an official statement said. The Odisha Administrative Service officer was working as a Tahsildar of Padmapur in Bargarh district, it said. Noting that the action was taken based...

Balasore: Odisha Vigilance Thursday arrested the Soro tehsildar in Balasore district while he was allegedly accepting a bribe to release seized stone-laden trucks. The accused, identified as Daitari Mallik, and his associate, Dayanidhi Jena, were apprehended in the afternoon while accepting Rs 40,000 from a...

Bolangir: A sex racket was busted near the railway gate in the Sudpada Gas Godown Lane area of Bolangir town Wednesday evening. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Town Police Station conducted a surprise raid at a two-storey house and detained two young...