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Malkangiri: Commercial flight operations from Malkangiri Airport are likely to begin soon, with most of the remaining work nearing completion, district officials said Wednesday. A team from the Public Works Department, led by Chief Engineer Shibabrata Taria, inspected the airport and related infrastructure during a...

Baripada: An elderly couple sustained critical burn injuries after their son-in-law allegedly poured petrol on them and set them on fire at Naupada village under Shu liapada police limits in Mayurbhanj district late Tuesday night. Police identified the accused as Sheikh Sagir of Raghunathpur under...

Chhatrapur: Chhatrapur Municipality Chairperson Sarmistha Pradhan passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, Wednesday after a prolonged illness. She had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past three months. Pradhan, 36, was elected chairperson of the then Chhatrapur...

Hatadihi: Keonjhar police intensified their anti-illegal mining drive under “Operation Baitarani,” arresting 10 persons and registering 38 cases across Anandapur Sub-Division between May 20 and June 10. Police seized four Hyva trucks, a JCB, an excavator and 33 tractors used in illegal sand extraction and...

Pottangi: In a move that could further escalate the interstate boundary dispute between Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Odisha, the neighbouring state’s Women and Child Development Minister G Sandhya Rani Wednesday held a meeting with villagers at Neridibalsa in Kotia panchayat of Koraput district and also...

Nilgiri: Two minor boys drowned while bathing in the Sone river near Ranit Ghat in Pundal village under Radhakishorepur panchayat of Nilgiri block in Balasore Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Akash Mahalik, 12, son of Lakshmidhar Mahalik, and Kartik Behera, 14, son of Pradip...

Sambalpur: Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar Wednesday attacked the Centre over the NEET fiasco, asserting that a government which cannot stop paper leaks in examinations is shameless enough to hold Pariksha Pe Charcha. Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), launched in 2018 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is...

Bhadrak: A probe has been ordered into allegations that policemen delayed shifting an accident-injured victim to hospital as they were engaged in extortion activities in Odisha's Bhadrak district, an officer said. The alleged incident took place on National Highway-16 near Maitapur in the district Saturday....

Malkangiri: Congress MLA Mangu Khilla Wednesday received minor injury when a tree fell on his moving vehicle during a storm in Odisha's Malkangiri district. The incident took place Wednesday afternoon on the forested road between Chitrakonda and Balimela in Malkangiri. Due to high-velocity wind, a...

Baripada: Mayurbhanj district administration has declared the places that President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit as "no drone zone and no flying zone" in view of the security measures for the VVIPs, an official order said Wednesday. Murmu will arrive at...