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DIVYASHANTANU NATH, OP Angul: Wildlife plays an essential and independent role in maintaining ecological balance, said Dharitri and Orissa POST Editor Tathagata Satpathy Thursday. He was speaking as the chief guest at a programme on “Community Contribution to Forest and Wildlife Conservation and Rural Environmental...

Phulbani: Normal life in parts of Odisha was severely affected Thursday due to intense cold as the minimum temperature remained below 10 degrees Celsius in at least 15 places in 11 of the 30 districts, an official said. While the minimum temperature at hill station...

Malkangiri: Two Odisha ministers Thursday visited violence-hit Malkangiri district and reviewed the situation, while the administration has extended the suspension of internet services by another 12 hours. Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo and MSME minister Gokulananda Mallick reached the district headquarters town of...

Malkangiri: Following directions of BJD President Naveen Patnaik, the party Thursday formed a seven-member fact-finding team to assess the current situation in Malkangiri district, where large-scale violence was reported after the body of a 51-year-old tribal woman was found. The team comprises Manas Madkami (to...

Berhampur: A nine-year-old boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his maternal grandfather's house in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Thursday. The deceased was identified as Aditya Jena, son of Purushottam Jena of Kharia in Sheragada block. He had come to his grandfather's home...

Rourkela: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday has chargesheeted 11 accused in a case involving the loot of around 4,000 kg of explosives by armed cadres of the CPI (Maoist) terror organisation during transportation to a stone quarry in Odisha’s Rourkela district. According to a...

Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal Sadar tehsildar faced legal action Wednesday for allegedly defying a court order, resulting in officials sealing the official (government) vehicle used by him. Acting on the court’s order, officials arrived at Sadar tehsil office around noon and sealed the official ‘Bolero’ vehicle the...

Rayagada: A man was allegedly killed by his son in Rayagada district Tuesday night after refusing to give him money to buy a mobile phone, police said. The incident was reported from Laliba village under Kailaspur panchayat in Chandili police limits. The deceased has been...

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: A 20-year-old newly married woman from Nauli village under Chamakhandi police limits has committed suicide Tuesday. Tulsi Sethi, wife of Mohan Sethi, hung herself from the ceiling fan of at her in-laws’ house with a scarf. Tulsi took the extreme...

Paralakhemundi: Forested and tribal-dominated Gajapati district has increasingly become a safe haven for illegal cannabis cultivation, with authorities reporting seizures worth Rs 314 crore in the past year. According to officials, dense forest areas and remote hilly terrains have enabled organised rackets to expand cannabis...