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Anandapur: A bridge over the Kukurua nullah on the Tartara–Kantipal main road in Keonjhar district’s Anandapur block collapsed Saturday morning, cutting off travel for residents of five panchayats who depend on the route. Residents said the bridge had developed cracks months back, but despite repeated...

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on interstate arms trafficking, the Special Crime Unit (SCU) of Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Commissionerate Police arrested two key operatives and seized 11 illegal firearms being transported from Angul to Berhampur, officials said Saturday. The accused have been identified as Sumanta Naik (30)...

Bhadrak: In a major jolt for the Opposition BJD, two sons and the sister of six-time MLA Prafulla Samal joined the BJP Saturday. Samal's sons Prayaskanti and Pranitkanti, along with his sister Urmila Nayak, joined Odisha's ruling party at its state headquarters here in the...

Sundargarh: An undergraduate female student suffered about 90 per cent burn injuries after allegedly attempting self-immolation in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said Saturday. This is the fifth such incident reported in the state in the past six months. One person, who was allegedly harassing the...

Rourkela: Two persons died Saturday, after their motorcycle collided with a car transporter in Odisha's Rourkela, police said. The accident took place at Gamlei under the Lahunipara block. The duo died on the spot, and the driver of the car transporter has been detained, a...

Berhampur: A 36-year-old man from Chhattisgarh was arrested for allegedly operating at least five 'mule' accounts in private banks in the name of five persons from Berhampur city in Odisha, police said. 'Mule' accounts are bank accounts that facilitate illegal transactions by receiving and transferring...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Saturday alleged that the BJP government in Odisha has shattered the dreams of job aspirants with frequent cancellations of competitive exams. Patnaik's comment comes a day after the question papers of the Auxiliary Nurse Midwifery (ANM) examination leaked before the...

Koraput: In a decisive action against land encroachment, the Koraput administration has demolished an illegal eco-retreat that had come up at Talamali, a major tourist attraction in Semiliguda block, officials said Friday. Revenue officials and police personnel jointly carried out the enforcement drive. Around 70...

Nilagiri: The headmaster and an assistant teacher of Begunia UGUP School in Nilagiri block of Balasore district were suspended Friday after a video showing a Class IV boy chained to his bed in the school hostel went viral. Acting on the direction of the Nilagiri...

Brajarajnagar: Vigilance officials Friday arrested a forester attached to the Bandhabahal section of the Brajarajnagar forest range in Jharsuguda district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000. According to Vigilance sources, Forester Gauranga Sahu had demanded the bribe from a resident for permitting the...