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Bhadrak: Ancient sculptures, including remnants of Shaiva and Buddhist deities, have been found along the banks of the Baitarani River in Odisha's Bhadrak district, researchers said. The sculptures were found near a village called Maninathpur in the Bhandaripokhari block of the district earlier this week....

Rourkela: Soorma Hockey Club have announced double Olympic bronze medallist Harmanpreet Singh as the captain for the upcoming season of the Hockey India League (HIL), commencing December 28 in Rourkela. Harmanpreet, an Arjuna awardee and two-time FIH Best Player of the Year, expressed his enthusiasm...

Bhawanipatna: Inclement weather along with bouts of untimely rainfall has put the cotton farmers in Kalahandi district on their toes, leaving them sceptical about getting the right price for their produce in mandis. Known for its long fibre and durable quality, cotton is a hallmark...

Nilgiri: Tension prevailed after villagers caught three persons and tied them to trees over an alleged bid to proselytise the local tribals at Gobardhanpur village in Kepilakharaj panchayat of this block in Balasore district, Thursday. Accusing the three individuals of attempting to convert tribal families,...

Tentulikhunti: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Tentulikhunti police station in Nabarangpur police district was found hanging from a tree at the tourist site of Raisinghjodi, Thursday afternoon. The deceased identified as ASI Renuprasad Pattnaik was missing since December 23. His colleagues called him repeatedly over...

Sambalpur: In another tragic case of man-animal conflict, an elderly woman was killed by an elephant in Jamuguri area of Sambalpur district Thursday evening. Reports said that 55-year-old Pari Lugun, a resident of Jamuguri in Godloisingh panchayat, Jujomura block, had gone to a nearby forest...

Bhopal/Bhubaneswar: Even as the forest officials of Odisha are having a harrowing time to track and tranquilize tigress ‘Zeenat’, which was brought from Maharashtra, and is roaming in Jharkhand and West Bengal bordering areas, the Madhya Pradesh government has directed for translocation of three big...

Kendrapara/Berhampur: Two farmers died in two different places in Odisha as they were allegedly upset over Kharif crop loss due to the recent unseasonal rainfall. One farmer allegedly died by suicide in Ganjam district, while the second suffered a heart attack in Kendrapara district, their...

Phulbani: A local court in Odisha's Kandhamal district Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a minor girl. Rajesh Kumar Das, the additional district court-cum-POCSO court judge, Phulbani, sentenced Mahasek Muthamajhi to 20 years RI and...

Baripada/Kolkata: Apprehending that the marauding tigress ‘Zeenat’ may stray into the Rahamada village, flanked by Raikia and Bharadi hills, the Forest Department of West Bengal has set up nylon nets on three sides of the village. They have also erected fences around the houses close...