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Jagatsinghpur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday said Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district will emerge as a major economic zone in the country in the coming days. Majhi made the remark during a meeting to review the progress of setting up large industries in the...

Baripada: Two persons were killed, five others seriously injured, and more than 200 houses damaged after a nor'wester struck Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Sunday, officials said. More than 200 houses in 12 villages were damaged in the nor'wester. Due to the strong winds, several trees and...

Berhampur: Mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles began at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganjam district in the early hours of Sunday, with more than 10,000 turtles laying eggs along the sandy beach, forest officials said. According to Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer Sunny Khokkar,...

Bhubaneswar: A 52-year-old man allegedly died by suicide by consuming a poisonous substance after bludgeoning his wife, daughter-in-law and four-year-old granddaughter to death in Odisha's Deogarh district following a domestic dispute, police said Sunday. Ramesh Garia allegedly killed the three persons in Gariapali village in...

Bhawanipatna: Eleven Maoists, including a Divisional Committee Member (DCM), carrying a bounty of Rs 22 lakh, surrendered before Odisha Police in Kalahandi district Sunday, an officer said. The Maoists surrendered and handed over their weapons to Odisha DGP Y B Khurania, ADG (anti-naxal operation) Sanjeeb...

 Rayagada : Two persons were killed, and seven others were seriously injured when a rice-laden van overturned in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said Sunday. The accident took place near Kachapaju village in the Bissamcuttack police station area Saturday night. After milling their paddy into rice,...

Deogarh: The accused in the triple murder of his wife, daughter-in-law and grand-daughter in Gariapali village of Deogarh district, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said. The accused, identified as Ramesh Garia, had allegedly consumed poison and was admitted to Veer Surendra Sai...

Deogarh: Police Saturday apprehended a man accused of brutally killing his wife, daughter-in-law and granddaughter in Gariapali village under Kundheigola police limits in Deogarh district after he was found hiding atop an overhead water tank. The accused, identified as Ramesh Garia, allegedly attempted suicide by...

Dhenkanal: A tusker died after being electrocuted in Bimbol village under the Sadar forest range in Dhenkanal district early Saturday morning. Forest officials have detained one person in connection with the incident and are questioning him. According to Forest department sources, the elephant came in...

Malkangiri: A Maoist leader has rejected the government’s call for Left-wing insurgents to surrender by March 31 and join the mainstream, asserting that the armed struggle will continue. In a press statement, Maoist divisional secretary Ranita said the organisation would not accept the government’s proposal...