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Brahmapur: After cracking down on ganja smuggling in Adava and R Udayagiri areas of Gajapati district, Odisha Police has launched an awareness drive appealing to people, especially tribal communities, to refrain from cannabis cultivation and take up cash crops as an alternative livelihood option. Police...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all higher educational institutions in the state to revive key statutory committees, including anti-ragging panels, before the commencement of regular academic activities for the academic session 2026-27. In a letter to all state and private universities, including deemed-to-be universities, as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to hoist the National Flag and take the salute at the state-level Independence Day celebrations in Bhubaneswar August 15. According to the official programme announced by the state government, while Majhi will address the Independence Day...

Bhubaneswar: A total of 94,657 farmers have so far registered to sell paddy for Kharif 2026-27, with Baleshwar district recording the highest number of registrations, official sources said Monday. This was revealed during an inter-ministerial committee meeting, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture and...

Bhadrak: Two brothers were arrested in Bhadrak district for allegedly declaring their mother dead in official records and transferring her house and land in their names, police said Monday. The matter came to light after 60-year-old Aisha Bibi of Habib Nagar in the Dhamnagar police...

Bhubaneswar/Balangir: The Special Judge, Vigilance, Balangir, Monday convicted two retired forest officials and sentenced them to three years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1.66 lakh from a Forest Range Officer for release of funds meant for repair and maintenance...

Koraput: A woman was allegedly raped by three persons when she went for a photo shoot at a pine jungle in Odisha's Koraput district, police said Monday. According to Koraput SP Rohit Verma, the incident took place August 6 afternoon when the woman went to...

Bhubaneswar: Following protests by farmers in several places of Odisha, state government Monday said that the AgriStack identity number is not mandatory for peasants to participate in the paddy procurement process. AgriStack is a flagship digital initiative jointly implemented by the Centre and state governments....

Baragada: Farmers launched a 'jail bharo' protest Monday in Baragada, opposing what they described as "anti-farmer policies" and rules introduced by the state government. They demanded immediate withdrawal of the measures. Hundreds of farmers, led by the Sanjukta Krushak Sangathan in Baragada, gathered at Gandhi...

Baripada: At least two persons, including a woman, died in a lightning strike at a village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Monday, police said. The incident took place at Kashipal village under Baripada Sadar police station when the two were returning home during rain and thunderstorm....