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Berhampur: Researchers from the Department of Marine Sciences at Berhampur University have identified a new species of amphipod, a small shrimp-like crustacean, along the Odisha coast. The discovery was made in October last year when researchers Sriraj Nahak, Geetanjali Bhoi and Suman Patra visited Aryapalli...

Koraput/Baripada: Five school students, including two girls, drowned in separate incidents in Odisha's Koraput and Mayurbhanj districts Saturday, police said. Three Class X students drowned in the backwaters of Kolab reservoir near their school in the afternoon. They had completed their Class X board examinations...

Bhadrak: Odisha Police Saturday rescued a girl of a central government-run residential school in Bhadrak district after she ran away following alleged sexual harassment by a teacher, officials said. The Class-VII student reportedly escaped by scaling the boundary wall of the school, taking shelter at...

Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday felicitated Sattwik Satyakam Devta, who secured the 100th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Accompanied by his parents, 29-year-old Sattwik, a native of Hatadihi block in Keonjhar district, met CM Majhi at the Lok Seva Bhawan....

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds are likely to affect several districts of Odisha during the next three days due to prevailing atmospheric conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. According to IMD, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds with...

Khajuripada: One person was killed and two others were critically injured after two motorcycles collided head-on near Muskil Rasta Chhak under Khajuripada police station limits in Kandhamal district Friday. The deceased was identified as Kamadev Behera of Bandhasahi village in Khajuripada. The injured are Charan...

Koraput: Railway police recovered the body of a young man from the Hirakhand Express at Koraput railway station Friday. The deceased has been identified as Manish Das of Nayabazar in the Kantilo area of Cuttack district. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. According...

Rourkela: The body of a young woman was recovered under suspicious circumstances near a school in Rourkela Friday morning, raising suspicion of murder. Police recovered the body from bushes near an upper primary school at Saw Mill Chhak under the Brahmanitarang police station limits. The...

Sundargarh: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) lodged in the Sundargarh District Jail died while undergoing treatment at the Sundargarh Government Medical College and Hospital Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Saroj Rout, 27, alias Bana of Barpali village under Hemgir police station limits. Sundargarh Town...

Angul: The decomposed body of a woman who had been missing for nearly 40 days was found hanging from a tree in a forested area under Angul district Friday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Supriya Naik, wife of Suren Naik from Talasahi...