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CM Majhi takes part in SIR-2026

Keonjhar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday participated in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 voter list revision campaign in Keonjhar district, sending a strong message on the importance of maintaining an accurate and updated electoral roll. As part of the exercise being conducted under...

Newborn girl found dead in hospital toilet

Hatadihi/Bancho: The body of a newborn girl was recovered from a toilet in the women’s ward of Anandapur Sub-Divisional Hospital in Keonjhar Sunday, police said. Sources said a woman who entered the toilet around 9 am found the infant’s body inside the toilet pan and...

Man kills stepmom, dad for property

Balikuda: In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly hacked his father and stepmother to death reportedly over a property dispute in Teratanga village under Balikuda police limits in Jagatsinghpur district when Odisha was celebrating Pahili Raja, police said Sunday. The accused was identified as Dillip...

President Murmu, Odisha governor, CM greet people on Raja festival

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu led Odisha in extending greetings to its people Sunday on the occasion of Raja, an agrarian festival celebrating womanhood. Besides Murmu, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wished people well on the occasion, highlighting that the...

Raja: Rains, rituals and roots

By Arindam Ganguly, OP As Odisha is celebrating Raja, the beloved three-day festival that heralds the monsoon and celebrates womanhood, a familiar nostalgia returns. The sight of decorated swings, the aroma of freshly baked 'poda pitha', the excitement of new clothes, and the laughter of...

Major crackdown on cattle mafia

Balasore/Bhadrak/Baripada: Police launched a coordinated crackdown on an alleged cattle-smuggling network across Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts, conducting simultaneous raids at 20 locations and arresting four suspects with seizure of cash, vehicles, jewellery and property documents. The overnight operation was carried out on the directions...

 

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