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Baripada: Odisha forest department sleuths have arrested three poachers and seized as many country-made guns from their possession while they were trying to hunt wild animals in Similipal National Park, officials said. The poachers, who were arrested Thursday, were forwarded to the Chief Judicial Magistrate's...

Kendrapara: As many as 10,000 unorganised workers, mostly women and children, roll bidis in this district to make ends meet, even as their struggles remain largely unnoticed. Among the 10,000 individuals in the district engaged in bidi-making, at least 8,000 are women and children who...

Patana: A man was killed after lightning struck him during a thunderstorm at Nuakhaman village in Rajnagar panchayat under Patana block of Keonjhar district Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ishwar Munda, 35, son of Lakshman Munda of Ragada village under Pandapada police limits....

Keonjhar: A herd of 23 elephants has been camping in the Ukhunda forest beat under the Champua range of Keonjhar forest division for the past two days, causing panic among residents in nearby villages. The jumbo herd has remained in the area since a female...

Kundura: A 62-year-old physically disabled man, who was hospitalised in a critical condition following a honeybee attack, died at Bedhapaunshi village in Dangarpaunshi panchayat and this block in Koraput district Thursday. The deceased was identified as Lachhman Keuta. The incident occurred last Sunday near a...

Berhampur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said his government has sanctioned Rs 68 crore for the infrastructure development of Tara Tarini Temple in Ganjam district. Majhi visited the 17th-century temple located on a hilltop near Purushottampur during his visit to the district and...

Berhampur: In a step towards ensuring public safety, a power utility has issued 1,229 notices to individuals and establishments for alleged unauthorised constructions near overhead electricity distribution lines in eight southern districts of Odisha. The notices were issued by the TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited...

Balasore: Nine-year-old Tanuj Kumar Satpathy, who lost his father in the Pahalgam attack,  Thursday said that he wants to join the Indian Army and confront Pakistani terrorists. Tanuj's father, Prashant Satpathy, was among the 26 people killed in the terror attack in Pahalgam in Jammu...

Jajpur/Korei: Despite repeated directives from the Directorate of Elementary Education for action against teachers who have obtained their jobs with fake certificates, Jajpur district has seen little progress in this regard. According to sources, the district has over 200 such fake teachers with 70 of...

Khandapada: With recurring annual flood waters from Kusumi and Kuanria rivers swallowing vast stretches of fertile farmland and converting those into barren sandbars, distressed farmers from basin village have once again urged the Water Resources Department to take immediate and lasting action to safeguard their...