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Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Chief Secretary regarding human rights violations and the displacement of over 4,000 people, mostly from Scheduled Tribe communities, due to the construction of the Chheligada Irrigation Project in the...

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons were killed and two others were seriously injured after a speeding SUV rammed into a stationary truck in Odisha's Bargarh district Friday, police said. Police suspected that the driver of the Chhattisgarh-registered car rammed into the truck on Sohela-Padampur Road...

New Delhi/Bhawanipatna: Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has unearthed alleged financial misappropriation of Rs 2.5 crore in the Odisha forest department following raids at a range office in Kalahandi district. The searches were carried out at the office of the Jaipatna Range in the Kalahandi...

Rourkela: Six poachers were arrested in Odisha's Sundargarh district Friday, a forest officer said. Several articles, including five country-made guns and a bow and arrow, were seized from their possession, the officer said. "It was a well-coordinated operation by our teams and we managed to...

Rourkela: A team of researchers from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has developed a technique to make solar power systems more efficient, affordable, and reliable. Susovon Samanta, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, and team members Satabdi Bhattacharya, a PhD student, and Madhusmita Barik,...

Kendrapara: Illegal operation of brick kilns, along with sand and clay mining for the purpose, is causing severe damage to riverbeds in Kendrapara district. Rampant sand and clay mining and transportation for the brick kilns without the required No Objection Certificate (NOC) have led to...

Deogarh: Police have solved the murder case of a teenage boy at Tungamal village under Kundheigola police limits in Deogarh district with the investigations revealing that the crime was the fallout of a love triangle. Two accused, identified as Sushil Munda from Chandrapur village under...

Boinda: A heartbreaking incident in Angul district has brought attention to ongoing caste-based discrimination in society. A woman along with her daughter was forced to carry and cremate the body of her husband after his family and community refused to perform the last rites due...

Athagarh: A tusker was electrocuted late Wednesday night after coming in contact with live wires at Kuleilo Biribolua crusher under Sadar forest range and Athagarh forest division in Cuttack district. According to Forest department officials, the dead animal is estimated to be 32-35 years old....

Jajpur: A class 10 student in Odisha's Jajpur district has given birth to a baby girl, officials said Thursday. The girl had abdominal pains at her home Wednesday and her family rushed her to the Bari hospital, they said. According to Additional District Medical Officer...