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Digapahandi: Two elderly farmers were killed after a speeding sand-laden dumper truck rammed into a bamboo-loaded bullock cart near the Paika Jagannathpur-Pratapgiri village sqaure under Sanakhe mundi block in Ganjam district early Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Bijay Goud alias Biji, 55, and...

Keonjhar: As many as 15 women secured licences for foreign liquor retail outlets in a lottery draw conducted by the district administration in Keonjhar Thursday. The lottery was held at the Darbar Hall of the Keonjhar Collectorate in the presence of Collector Vishal Singh. ADM...

Jajpur: At least eleven people have been injured, six of them critically, in a clash between two groups in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Bulakipur village in Jajpur Sadar police station area Wednesday night over a dispute regarding the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Thursday expressed displeasure over the manner in which the Centre approved the ambitious coastal highway project that allegedly differs from its original design and alignment. The party also claimed that the people of Odisha are unhappy over the exclusion of a...

Deogarh: A 55-year-old farmer was found dead in a forest under Kundheigola Forest Section of the Reamal forest range Thursday, with forest officials suspecting an elephant attack as the cause of death. The deceased was identified as Prafulla Behera, a resident of Chadheimara village. According...

Ganjam: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a probe into alleged illegal sand mining at the Bhimpur Sand Bed in Odisha’s Ganjam district, constituting a joint committee to examine claims of violations of environmental clearance conditions. The case relates to the Bhimpur Sand Bed,...

Baripada: Odisha Police have invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against two habitual criminals of Mayurbhanj district currently in judicial custody, officials said Thursday. The two accused persons are identified as Akash Mukhi alias Badal (26) and Kundan Mukhi (24), both natives of Mayurbhanj...

Kendrapara: Far from home and desperate for help, five workers, including four from Odisha's Kendrapara district, have appealed for urgent assistance after allegedly being stranded in Thailand under distressing circumstances. The workers Khirod Das, Manoj Mallick, Kailash Sethi, and Nityananda Mallick from Kendrapara, along with...

Sundargarh: At a time when a gruelling summer is making survival of birds and wildlife increasingly difficult due to the drying up of natural water sources, SEWAK's Green Memory Campaign, a voluntary outfit and a close partner of the district administration, has launched a community-led...

Sundargarh: Sand mafias allegedly attacked mining and police personnel during a raid on illegal sand transportation from Amalipali sand ghat on the Ib River in Sundargarh district Wednesday morning. The attackers also reportedly snatched away three of the four sand-laden tractors that had been seized...