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Sambalpur/Padiabahal: A 39-yearold man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Hapriabahal Mahalingpada village under Jujumura block in Sambalpur district Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Premananda Oram. He had gone to a nearby farmland in the morning when the tusker attacked him....

Chhatrapur/Digapahandi: Renowned folk play director, actor and singer Guru Damodar Badatya, fondly called ‘Dama Master’, died Wednesday, owing to prolonged illness. He was 85. Many thronged his paternal house at Kalarapadar village under Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district to pay the last respect to the...

Sonepur: A 34-yearold man was stabbed to death following an altercation in Binika town of Subarnapur district late Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Shambhu Meher, a resident of Nuapada in Binika. His younger brother, Gautam, lodged a complaint at Binika police station Wednesday...

Bhubaneswar: A court Wednesday awarded a 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a 31-year old man after convicting him of drug peddling in the Capital City last year. “The 2nd Additional District Judge-cum-Special Judge, Bhubaneswar, also slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict,...

Berhampur: The Odisha Police Wednesday arrested a 40-year-old Andhra Pradesh resident for allegedly defrauding a Hyderabad-based company working on generating Aadhaar cards in Ganjam district of Rs 46 lakh. The accused, identified as Satyanarayana Seela alias Shiva from Gudivada in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh,...

Balasore: One person was killed, and five others were injured in two road accidents in Odisha's Balasore district on Wednesday, police said. A school peon died after a truck hit him inthe  Telipali area of Nilgiri block. Following the accident, hundreds of irate students of...

Bhubaneswar/Angul: Odisha Vigilance Department Wednesday conducted raids at five locations linked to a staff member of Angul district headquarters hospital over alleged misappropriation of government funds to the tune of Rs 2.38 crore, officials said. A case has been registered at Cuttack Vigilance police station...

Jajpur: Illegal stone crusher units are causing the state to lose revenue worth crores of rupees, officials said. Despite periodic inspections, effective action against unauthorised crushers has remained limited, allowing violations to continue. The Minor Minerals department has been conducting checks at stone crusher units...

By Narendra Raut, OP Koraput: In a significant administrative move amid the ongoing Odisha–Andhra Pradesh border dispute, the Odisha government Monday independently assigned Sourav Kumar Das the responsibility of Leave Reserve Officer (LRO) at the Collectorate, with a special focus on Kotia. The decision reflects...

Sambalpur: As many as 97 people have submitted sworn declarations expressing their willingness to donate their bodies to Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla. The documents were handed over Tuesday morning by the Indian Body and Organ Donation Institute (IBODI)....