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Phulbani: A fresh controversy has emerged around a school run by the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes Development department in Kandhamal district after two students were found in an inebriated condition in a local market on Saraswati Puja. The incident occurred Friday at Tikabali, where...

Rayagada/Tikiri: Police arrested six persons in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old man who was allegedly murdered over suspicion of practising sorcery in Rayagada district. Five of the accused were arrested from Doraguda area, while another was apprehended from Puri, police said Saturday. The...

Keonjhar: Keonjhar police have intensified their crackdown on the cattle mafia under a special anti-cattle smuggling drive, as they froze multiple bank accounts linked to the arrested accused Saturday. As part of a coordinated operation, police conducted simultaneous raids at 46 locations across five districts,...

Bargarh: The seizure of more than 5,000 bottles of cough syrup from a farmhouse allegedly owned by a senior police officer has sparked outrage in Bargarh district, intensifying public scrutiny of law enforcement’s role in tackling the illegal drug trade and raising questions about possible...

Barbil/Dhanbad: In a major breakthrough in the Barbil Bank robbery case, Keonjhar police have arrested two prime accused from Dhanbad city in neighbouring Jharkhand. A total of 288 gram of gold worth over Rs 40 lakh, robbed from the Bank of Maharashtra in Barbil town...

Angul: Allegations have surfaced against the National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO), a Navratna public sector undertaking, of causing severe environmental pollution and endangering human and animal lives in Banarpal area on the outskirts of Odisha's Angul town. Residents alleged that toxic ash and chemical-laden wastewater...

Udala: Police arrested a 40-year-old woman for duping people of more than Rs 3 crore by impersonating a senior Labour department official and falsely promising government loans. The accused, identified as Binodini Nayak of the Balani police station area in Keonjhar district, was arrested from...

Nayagarh: Odisha Police Saturday said three persons, including two juveniles, were taken into custody on charges of rape of two minor girls in Nayagarh district. While the first incident was reported from Ranpur police station area, where a 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two...

Nabrangpur : Odisha's Nabrangpur district has been declared "Naxal-free" after nine Maoists surrendered in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday. Seven women were among these surrendered Naxalites. They were carrying a total bounty of Rs 47 lakh. The surrendered Naxalites were operating in Nabarangpur and Chhattisgarh's...

Nandapur: Ginger growers in Koraput district have alleged that weak marketing arrangements are denying them fair prices despite large-scale production of the spice, which has received recognition as a single-crop speciality of the district. The district Horticulture department has set a production target of 58,121...