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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cabinet Saturday approved 12 proposals, including continuance of the state Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support for select international air routes from Bhubaneswar and setting up an integrated new-age manufacturing complex at an investment of Rs 17,250 crore in the state. The proposals were...

Bhubaneswar: At least five people were killed and several others injured in a road accident at Haladiapadar square on the National Highway in Odisha's Berhampur Saturday. The accident took place when a speeding truck hit three motorcycles coming from the opposite direction. The impact of...

Sundargarh/Hemgir: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday conducted raids at Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL) owned coal mines under Hemgir block of Sundargarh district, official sources said. Three special CBI teams carried out simultaneous searches at the Garjanbahal and Kulda coal mines and the Kanika...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday launched developmental projects worth Rs 492 crore for Ganjam district and announced that the birth anniversary of renowned poet Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja would be celebrated as a state festival. Majhi launched the projects while attending the valedictory...

Bissamcuttack: A man was allegedly murdered with his throat slit in the Rayagada district Friday evening, police said. The deceased has been identified as Kailash Chandra Sahu, a resident of Brahmin Sahi under Bissamcuttack town limits. According to sources, Sahu was found in a critically...

Malkangiri: Two Maoists were killed in a gunfight between security forces and Maoist cadres in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district bordering this district, police said. The deceased were identified as ACM Pradeep and Bhima of Kavaragatta in Bijapur district. Acting on intelligence inputs about the presence of...

Berhampur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday awarded life imprisonment to five people after finding them guilty of killing a 66-year-old businessman six years ago. The court of the third additional district and sessions judge B Goutam also imposed fines of Rs 13,000 to...

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: At least three persons, including a woman identified as infiltrators from Bangladesh, were recently deported to their homeland with the help of the Border Security Force (BSF), a senior officer said Friday. The three infiltrators were staying illegally for a long time in Odisha's...

Jajpur (Odisha): Jajpur district administration Friday declared 'no-flying-zone' in parts of Jajpur town and adjoining areas for three days ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's visit February 3. The District Magistrate and Collector of Jajpur, Ambar Kumar Kar, in an order stated that flying drones, hot...

Jajpur: Police arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly attempting to rape a minor girl in Odisha's Jajpur district Friday, an officer said. According to the complaint, the 7-year-old girl was alone in the house while her parents were away from the village Thursday. Taking advantage...