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Bhadrak: An ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) has been applauded by the Bhadrak district administration for rescuing a 60-year-old woman from the recent floods by carrying her to safety on her back, an official said Thursday. ASHA Minati Sahoo carried the woman on her back...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant welfare measure for prison staff across Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday approved doubling the annual uniform allowance for jail officers and employees. Under the revised norms, 378 officers, from deputy inspector-general (DIG) of Prisons to assistant matrons, will receive...

Rourkela: The Odisha vigilance Thursday caught a tahasildar of Sundaragada district with Rs 5 lakh of suspected ill-gotten cash, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, vigilance sleuths intercepted the Lathikata tahasildar-cum-sub-registrar's vehicle near Rajabasa Chhak in Sundaragada district when he was moving towards Rourkela city...

Koraput: Police in Odisha's Koraput district have booked a history-sheeter under the National Security Act (NSA), an officer said Thursday. Invoking provisions under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act, the police booked Sanjay Suna, who has 25 criminal cases registered against him over the...

Balangir/Deogaon: A 40-year-old man was beheaded in a suspected human sacrifice in Balangir district, police said Thursday. Santosh Kharsel, of Teparamunda village under Tusura police limits, was identified as the victim. Deogaon police registered case (161/2026) and arrested the primary suspect, Shatrughna Sahu, 40, of...

Bhawanipatna: A minor argument between two brothers during a meal turned fatal in Balarampur village under Bhawanipatna Sadar police limits in Kalahandi district Thursday afternoon. According to reports, 32-year-old Dharamu Sabar allegedly attacked his elder brother, 35-year-old Kulamani Sabar, with an axe following an argument....

Kendrapada: BJD leader Anshuman Mohanty was bitten by a snake while inspecting a flood-hit village in Odisha's Kendrapada district Thursday. The incident took place in Pattamundai block in the Rajanagar assembly constituency. "I was walking in knee-deep waters when I felt a stinging sensation. Later,...

Bhadrak: An ASHA worker has been applauded by the Bhadrak district administration for rescuing a 60-year-old woman from the recent Odisha floods by carrying the elderly person to safety on her back, an official said Thursday. Minati Sahoo carried the woman on her back for...

Bhabanipatana: Despite a 2014 directive from the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the state government instructing District Collectors to identify and demolish unsafe and abandoned school buildings, hazardous structures continue to pose a threat to students across the state, with Karlakot Primary School in...

Jharsuguda: The eastern zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Kolkata has directed a joint committee to investigate allegations of pollution in the Ib river and illegal extraction of groundwater by an industrial unit in Jharsuguda district. A petition was filed by Digambar...