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Baripada: President Droupadi Murmu distributed chocolates to children on her birthday Saturday as she stepped out of her residence in Mahuldiha village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. After interacting with the children, President left her ancestral village for Pahadpur. As per the schedule, President and Prime...

New Delhi: In a breakthrough in its ongoing anti-drug campaign, the Anti-Narcotics Squad (ANS) of Delhi Police's East District Saturday dismantled an interstate narcotics supply chain and arrested a key Odisha-based supplier allegedly involved in trafficking ganja to Delhi-NCR. Police recovered nearly 22.5 kg of...

Rourkela: Two persons, accused of murder, were shot in a gunfight with the police in Odisha's Rourkela on Saturday morning, officials said. The gunfight happened in the Jhirpani police station area, they said. Chunu Haripa and Sushant Nayak were allegedly involved in the murder of...

Rairangpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Odisha Saturday on a one-day visit during which he, along with President Droupadi Murmu, will attend the second anniversary celebrations of the BJP government in the state and launch development projects worth over Rs 47,600 crore. An Indian...

Patnagarh: Tension gripped Saora Pada under Patnagarh NAC in Odisha's Balangir district Saturday after a woman allegedly died due to loud music from a DJ vehicle. The deceased was identified as Lochana Bahu, a resident of the locality. According to reports, alleging that excessive noise...

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will jointly unveil development projects worth more than Rs 47,600 crore in Odisha Saturday, officials said. Murmu, who arrived in the state Friday evening, will join the prime minister at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district for the...

Udala: A crucial breakthrough has emerged in a two-and-a-half-year-old murder investigation after a man identified a pair of slippers belonging to his missing father, helping police and Crime Branch investigators establish a possible link to an unidentified body recovered in 2023. The development came Wednesday...

Keonjhar: An elderly follower of the Alekh faith was bludgeoned to death in Amuni village under Upara Raigoda panchayat within Keonjhar Sadar police limits Friday. The deceased was identified as Srikanta Mahakud, 65, a resident of Bharali Sahi in the village. Police recovered his bloodied...

Berhampur: Nearly 3,000 households in Ganjam district paid no electricity bills in May, highlighting the growing impact of rooftop solar adoption under the Centre’s PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana and utility-led initiatives. According to officials, 2,943 consumers in the district recorded zero electricity bills...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has drawn up an ambitious plan to invest Rs 274 crore over the next five years to promote the development of all four varieties of silk produced in the state, Textiles and Handlooms Director Somesh Kumar Upadhyay announced Friday. As part...