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Keonjhar: A tribal man in Odisha's Keonjhar district Monday brought the skeleton of his dead sister to a bank to withdraw the money deposited in her name, police said. The incident occurred at Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank located at Patana block of Keonjhar...

Mayurbhanj: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) said it will probe the death of a class 5 tribal student and the illness of more than 100 others after they allegedly consumed stale food at a state-run residential school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. The move...

Berhampur: The district administration in Odisha's Ganjam Monday launched free auto-rickshaw ambulance services to ferry pregnant women and children below the age of one year from remote areas to nearby health centres. The 'Nirikhyana Sathi' initiative was inaugurated by Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vassan at...

Bhawanipatna: A man and his nephew were killed in a road accident involving a motorcycle and a pick-up van in Odisha's Kalahandi district Monday, police said. The accident took place at Budipadar Chhak within Junagarh block when a pick-up van hit a motorcycle, resulting in...

Baripada: Five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday, police said. Both the accidents took place within Karanjia police station limits in the tribal-dominated district, they said. A couple riding a motorcycle was killed after a head-on collision with an...

Jajpur: Poverty continues to plague several Juang families in Nagada, a cluster of villages under Sukinda block in this district, which had drawn nationwide attention in 2016 after more than a dozen children died from malnutrition. Following the July 2016 infant deaths, the state government...

Jajpur: A rare Ramayana memorial stone has been discovered near the banks of a pond at the foothills of Mahavinayak Hill in Jajpur district recently by the members of the Rediscover Lost Heritage Trust (RLHT). Acting on information provided by Mahavinayak Temple servitor Kamal Lochan...

Jharsuguda: In a significant breakthrough, Jharsuguda police have uncovered a major interstate education fraud racket that allegedly duped hundreds of students across Odisha. Operating under the name One World Academy, the racket lured students with false promises of guaranteed admission into BEd colleges in Andhra...

Rajgangpur: A fire broke out at a tyre factory at Padajampali under Rajgangpur police limits in Sundargarh district Sunday. However, no casualties were reported in the incident. The blaze erupted around 5:30am for reasons yet to be ascertained, engulfing the premises in thick smoke and...

Chhendipada: A male elephant calf was rescued from an open well after a prolonged operation in Angul district late Saturday night, forest officials said Sunday. A herd of 19 elephants entered Dhangurumunda village under the Chhendipada forest range around 9 pm Saturday while moving toward...