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Malkangiri: The Malkangiri district administration has declared a holiday for all schools and Anganwadi centres Saturday in view of heavy rainfall and an India Meteorological Department alert for the district. The closure covers educational institutions from the primary to higher secondary levels. The administration has...

Ganjam: Odisha Vigilance team conducted a raid at Khallikote police station in Ganjam district Friday and caught ASI Sujeet Panigrahi red-handed while allegedly accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe. According to reports, Panigrahi had allegedly demanded money from a complainant, threatening to arrest him in connection...

Hatadihi: Persons with disabilities and their relatives faced hardship due to poor arrangements at a Bhima Bhoi disability camp held at the Hatadihi block office in Kendujhar district Friday. The camp, scheduled to begin at 10 am, reportedly started after 12:30 pm, leaving many people...

By SIBADATTA SAHOO, OP Chitrakonda: Students at a government primary school in the remote Swabhiman Anchal area of Malkangiri district are being forced to study in cramped and unsafe conditions, with leaking roofs, inadequate classrooms and dysfunctional drinking-water facilities. Established at Tantaguda village under Paparmetla...

By RABINARAYAN JENA, OP Bhubaneswar: With speculation over the timing of the next panchayat and municipal elections in Odisha gaining momentum, the State Election Commission (SEC) has instructed local body authorities to begin door-to-door surveys from October 26. According to reports, the Urban Development Department...

Khajuripada: A 55-year-old man was killed and his son critically injured in an attack over a long-standing land dispute in Sakersharu village under Kandhamal district Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Ratnakar Majhi, while his son, Shiba Majhi, sustained serious injuries. Police said...

Bhubaneswar/Jagatsinghpur: Odisha's Opposition BJD Friday condemned the alleged vandalisation of a statue of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik near the Siali Beach in Jagatsinghpur district, and demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits. A delegation of the party led by its district unit president Prashant...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: Odisha's DGP in-charge Vinaytosh Mishra said that a case was registered Friday in connection with the appearance of five baby orangutans in a forest in Baleshwar district and expressed confidence that the authorities will find out the wildlife trafficking racket involved in the case....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has secured proposals worth over Rs 2.43 lakh crore across various sectors during its three-day investment outreach in the United Arab Emirates, a statement said Friday. The outreach, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, resulted in 24 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)...

Raurkela: Police Friday detained three people for questioning over the alleged accommodation of an adult film actor at the government-run Circuit House in Raurkela December 1, 2025, as investigators examine how the room was allotted and whether official procedures were followed. Those detained include the...