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Simulia: A 15-year-old girl committed suicide by hanging at the Kupura area under the police limits in Balasore district after her mother stopped her from watching television Sunday. The deceased was identified as Dharitri Maharana, a student of Class IX at a local Odisha Adarsha...

Bhanjanagar: Two students of Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja College in Ganjam district drowned in the Bhanjanagar reservoir Sunday afternoon, police said. The deceased were identified as Kahna Pradhan and Ashutosh Bhuyan of Lalsingh. Their bodies have been kept at the Bhanjanagar hospital for postmortem examination,...

Simulia: A driver of the Forest department sustained critical injuries after being attacked by timber smugglers in Balasore district Sunday morning. The injured official was identified as Atmaram Sen, 29, a driver posted at the Kupari forest range. Sen was initially admitted to the Simulia...

Rayagada: The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), a collective of former civil servants from all-India and Central services, has written an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing concern over the alleged wrongful dispossession of tribal lands in the state and seeking immediate intervention in the...

Jajpur: The police arrested 10 people Sunday for their alleged involvement in the attempt to mow down a tehsildar-cum-executive magistrate with a tractor while he was conducting a raid against illegal soil mining in Odisha's Jajpur district. The incident took place in the Korei area...

Berhampur: Police Sunday arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly killing his cousin brother in Ganjam district, officials said. The deceased was identified as Rajdip Sahu (19), a resident of the Polasara police station area of the district. Police suspect a family dispute to be the...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions across Odisha have forced authorities to shut educational institutions in several districts, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of continued high temperatures in the coming days. According to the IMD, until 8:30 am of Monday, heatwave conditions are expected in western...

Deogarh: A 60-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Odisha's Deogarh district Sunday, forest officials said. The deceased was identified as Pati Pradhan, a native of Aunli village of the district. On enquiry, it is ascertained that she went to Aunli...

Bargarh: After the “non-issuance” of a token to sell his paddy, a farmer from Ramkhol village under Ambabhona block in Odisha’s Bargarh district said he was forced to sell his produce at Rs 1,600 per quintal -- nearly half the government-fixed minimum support price of...

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a 16.6 per cent rise in mangrove cover over the past decade, increasing from 222 sq. km to 259.06 sq. km, according to India State of Forest Report (ISFR) data. Kendrapara district alone has added around 9.43 sq. km of mangroves....