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Nandapur/Padua: Tension prevailed after villagers Tuesday opposed a drone survey allegedly being conducted by the Adani Group in villages surrounding the Balda bauxite hills in Nandapur block of Koraput district. The villagers detained Adani Group representatives Dilip Parichha and Pramod Hial, along with employees who...

Baleshwar: A 39-year-old man from Assam died after falling ill while travelling on the Vivek Express and being taken off the train at Baleshwar railway station Monday night. The deceased was identified as Arup Biswas, a resident of Assam. He was returning home from Chennai...

Baisinga: Police arrested seven people from Baleshwar district for allegedly attempting to rob a Union Bank branch at Managobindapur under Baisinga police station in Mayurbhanj district, after the bank’s advanced anti-theft security system alerted officials to the break-in. The incident took place late Monday night...

Brahmapur: Police on Tuesday arrested the brother of former Brahmapur mayor Siva Shankar Das and three others here for allegedly planning a crime, an official said. A pistol, four mobile phones, two motorcycles and Rs 66,700 in cash were seized from them, police said. The...

Paralakhemundi: Opposing the proposed Neradi project in Andhra Pradesh, people staged a symbolic silent protest in front of the Gajapati Collector’s office Tuesday, demanding that the project be scrapped. The protest was organised with the support of the Dandakaranya Vikas Manch. Participants expressed resentment over...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj as rain and thunderstorms continue across parts of Odisha, Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department said Tuesday. The IMD has issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj...

Brahmapur/Baripada: Elephant movement in human settlements has triggered concern among residents in Ganjam and Mayurbhanj districts, with an elephant damaging property and food stocks in Gundiribadi village of Ghumusar North Forest Division in Ganjam and another moving through villages in Rasgovindpur and Morada blocks of...

Brahmapur: Tension gripped Kukudakhandi area on the outskirts of Brahmapur after unidentified miscreants allegedly hurled bombs in the locality, sources said Tuesday. The sources added that the group arrived in the locality on five motorcycles and allegedly carried out the bomb attack. The incident came...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: People of western Odisha Tuesday celebrated Nuakhai, a major agrarian festival, with families offering the first harvest of the season to presiding deities and seeking blessings from elders. The festival, which is predominantly observed in Sambalpur, Baragada, Jharsuguda, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Debagada and...

By Bijay Panda, OP Ganijang: The Government Primary School at Belda, Mundasahi under Ganijang panchayat in Bhadrak district’s Banta block is functioning amid severe infrastructural shortcomings, with 119 students forced to study in just two classrooms. The school lacks adequate classrooms, a storeroom, office, toilets...