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Thuamul Rampur: Opposition to bauxite mining at Khandual Mali in the Karlapat area of Kalahandi district’s Thuamul Rampur block is intensifying, with more local residents joining the movement to protect their land and hills. As part of the ongoing protest, the 'Khandual Mali Sthayi Suraksha...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday stepped up preparedness after the IMD forecast that a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal would move towards the South Odisha-North Andhra Pradesh coast, bringing heavy rain and winds, officials said. The government put collectors of 20 districts in southern...

Kendrapada: Police have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly poisoning his 24-year-old wife to death in Odisha's Kendrapada district, an official said Sunday. The incident took place at Karanga village within Marshaghai police station limits Friday night, inspector-in-charge Tapan Kumar Nayak said. The deceased, Subhashree...

Bhubaneswar: A man allegedly beat his wife to death over a domestic dispute and then "died by suicide" by hanging himself in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, police said. The incident took place on Saturday night in Dadaraghati village under Parjang police limits in the district. The...

Sambalpur: A wanted drug peddler was injured in an encounter with the police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Sunday, a senior officer said Sunday. As part of the 'Nasha Mukt Odisha Abhiyan', Odisha Police have intensified surveillance, night patrolling and enforcement against the illegal transportation, possession...

By ASHOK KUMAR PARIDA, OP Korukonda: Children of Bataguda Government Primary School in Malkangiri district are forced to take classes on the verandah of a community centre as the school has no building of its own. The school, located in the remote Bayapada Ghat area...

Dhusuri: A nearly 200-foot stretch of the Baitarani river embankment near Olag village in Bhadrak district’s Chandbali block collapsed Friday night, triggering panic among residents who fear a breach if the river swells again. Another stretch of about 300 feet has reportedly sunk, leaving the...

Chhatrapur: Brahmapur Vigilance officials Saturday arrested ICDS Supervisor B. Uma Patro and Junior Revenue Assistant (JRA) Narasingha Behera, posted at the CDPO office in Hinjilikatu, for allegedly demanding and accepting a 30,000 bribe. According to Vigilance officials, the accused demanded the money from an Anganwadi...

Phulbani: Police in Kandhamal district have arrested a man who allegedly posed as a Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI), extorted money from motorists and sexually exploited women by promising to marry them, police said Saturday. The accused has been identified as Dharmendra Kumar Behera, alias Nikhil...

Patrapur: A headmaster at a primary school in Ganjam district has been suspended for closing the school ahead of scheduled hours, an act that also brought wider irregularities to light. Biswanath Pradhan, headmaster of Jagannathpur Primary School under Gundura panchayat in Patrapur block, was suspended...