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Bhadrak: Normal life was severely affected in Odisha's Chandbali block Thursday due to a six-hour bandh called by opposition BJD and Congress in protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl, officials said. No untoward incident has been reported so far amid...

Kandhamal: Top Maoist leader Ganesh Uike was among six red rebels killed in gun battles with security forces in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called it a "major breakthrough", while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi described it as a...

Bhubaneswar: Three Maoists, including a woman cadre, have been killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said Thursday. The gunfight took place in Gumma forest in the Belghar police station area Wednesday night. The two male Naxals were...

Mathura Nagari: The world-famous open-air theatre, Bargarh Dhanu Jatra, went off to a colourful start at Raj Darbar stage in Hatpada Wednesday evening. Bargarh MP Pradeep Kumar Purohit and MLA Ashwini Kumar Sarangi inaugurated the festival around 7:30 pm. Among others, Padampur MLA Barsha Singh...

Daringbadi: Miscreants in the garb of Vigilance sleuths allegedly looted cash and gold ornaments from the royal family of Simadri Deo at Gadapur Bazaar under Brahmanigaon police limits in Kandhamal district, police said Wednesday. According to the complaint, the accused arrived at the house Monday,...

Chhendipada: A 15-year-old girl sustained severe injuries after a crude bomb allegedly planted by poachers to kill wild animals exploded in a forest area near Gohirapashi under Chhendipada forest range in Angul district Wednesday, police said. The injured has been identified as Manasi Behera of...

Nilagiri: Forest officials have arrested six more people in a racket involved in the manufacturing of fake ivory from the bones of dead elephants, taking the total number of arrests to 22 in Balasore district. Acting on intelligence inputs, a team from Kuldiha Forest Division...

Kendrapara: As part of its conservation measures, the Odisha government has performed satellite tagging on six Olive Ridley Sea Turtles at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district by Wednesday, a top forest official said. Plans are afoot to do the same to three more turtles...

Bhadrak: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a massive outrage with locals demolishing the accused's house, police said Wednesday. Bhadrak Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rout said one accused person was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district. Chief Minister Mohan...

Bargarh: President Droupadi Murmu greeted the people as the Dhanu Yatra is slated to begin in Odisha's Bargarh Wednesday evening. Murmu, who hails from Odisha, said the unparalleled tradition of the vast open-air theatre has given the festival a unique identity across the country and...