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Kendrapada: The state government Sunday enforced a seven-month ban on fishing in the sea within 20 km of the coast around the mouths of Dhamara, Devi and Rushikulya rivers to protect Olive Ridley turtles during their annual breeding and nesting season, officials said. The prohibition...

Digapahandi: The death of yet another migrant worker from Digapahandi block in Ganjam district has brought renewed attention to the plight of migrant labourers from Odisha. Prashant Kumar Panda, alias Mitu, 38, of Premnagar Sahi in Bhismagiri village, died in Mumbai Saturday evening. Prashant had...

Brahmapur: A 62-year-old farmer reportedly died by suicide after floodwaters destroyed his crops in Batilikana village under Sheragada block in Ganjam district. The deceased, Arjun Panda, had cultivated paddy and vegetables across approximately 7.4 acres of land, including 2.4 acres of his own land and...

Marshaghai: The Marsaghai police have arrested two men for the alleged gangrape of a 22-year-old intellectually disabled woman in Odisha’s Kendrapada district. The accused have been identified as Dhaneshwar Nath (27), alias Dhana, of Sanagaon village, and Subrat Behera (40) of Jadupur village. Following their...

Malkangiri: A man and his wife were hacked to death and their minor son was critically injured by a neighbour when the family was sleeping at their home in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said Sunday. The incident took place at Malkangiri village (MV-36) under Orkel...

Brahmapur: A 51-year-old farmer allegedly ended his life in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday by drinking pesticides, with his family claiming that crop damage due to heavy rains brought by Cyclone Arnab forced him to take the extreme step. Agriculture and revenue officials visited his house...

Baripada: Similipal National Park in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district opened Sunday for tourists after remaining closed for the monsoon season, according to a notice. The public notice, issued by the authorities of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), said a maximum of 60 four-wheelers will be allowed...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: One body was recovered Sunday, while a search operation was underway to trace 11 missing people in a southern Odisha village hit by a landslide due to Cyclone Arnab-induced rainfall, taking the state's death toll to five, officials said. Home to around 26 people,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday gave additional charge of ADG Prisons and Director, Correctional Services to senior IPS officer Santosh Bala. As per a notification issued by the Home Department, Bala, the Director of the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL), Bhubaneswar, has been allowed to retain...

Thuamul Rampur: 77th Kalahandi district formation day was observed at the panchayat samiti auditorium in Thuamul Rampur block Sunday, with cultural performances and prize distribution for students who excelled in block-level competitions. The event featured speeches highlighting the district’s history, heritage and culture. Students from...