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Kalimela: Forest department officials seized a massive consignment of tortoises at the Motu border checkpost in Malkangiri district Wednesday. A total of 761 tortoises, weighing approximately 2.3 tonnes (2,305 kg), were confiscated. Authorities estimate the market value of the haul to be around Rs 7...

Sambalpur: Four students of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, face disciplinary action after a ragging-related incident. The university’s anti-ragging cell recommended financial penalties and undertakings from parents instead of grade reductions to protect the students’ future. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Deepak Kumar Sahu clarified...

Paradip: Odisha Police Thursday arrested a 30-year-old man for the murder of a 24-year-old woman, whose mutilated body was found in a farmland in Jagatsinghpur district recently, officials said. The accused, identified as Suryakant Swain alias Bubu, a former lover of the victim, hails from...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Thursday arrested nine people, including two family members, for their alleged involvement in the abduction and murder of a real estate businessman in Odisha's Ganjam district, an officer said. The police arrested the accused persons a day after recovering the highly decomposed...

Banki: At least 60 people fell ill Wednesday after consuming food at a post-funeral feast in Kalapathar village under Baideshwar police limits in Odisha’s Cuttack district, officials said. After consuming the food, several villagers began experiencing symptoms of suspected food poisoning, including vomiting, diarrhoea, and...

Berhampur: Berhampur railway station in southern Odisha, handling over 162 trains and 25,000 passengers every day, will be redeveloped at a cost of Rs 300 crore, officials said Thursday. At the heart of the redevelopment is a major capacity expansion. The station will gain three...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha remained in the grip of  severe heatwave as temperatures surged across coastal and western regions, with the India Meteorological Department warning that the conditions are likely to persist for at least five more days. Heatwave conditions were reported in Jharsuguda, Sambalpur and Bolangir...

Patana: Land acquisition for the proposed mega steel plant in this block of Keonjhar district has hit major obstacles as the villagers, during a gram sabha held Wednesday, strongly demanded Rs 30 crore per acre of land, 30% share of plant profits for local development...

Dhenkanal/ Rasol: A man posing as a Census official allegedly robbed a woman of her ‘mangalsutra’ and mobile phone in Giridhar Prasad village under Rasol police limits in Dhenkanal district, police said. According to a complaint lodged by Aparna Bisoi, the victim, Tuesday, the accused...

Muniguda: A man killed his elder brother after a violent quarrel at Goratha village under Munikhola gram panchayat in Rayagada district Wednesday, police said. The victim, identified as Gulta Jakasika, died at the spot after his younger brother, Adu Jakasika, allegedly struck him with an...