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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...

Bhadrak: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed in Odisha's Bhadrak district, triggering a protest by locals, police said Wednesday. Bhadrak Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rout said one accused was arrested from Jagatsinghpur district in connection with the case. The incident came to...

Bolangir: The famous Shulia Jatra, a centuries-old festival symbolising tradition and faith, was held Tuesday at Khairgura Badakhala and Kumuria Sanakhala under Kulutapada panchayat in Deogaon block of Bolangir district. Despite intense cold and dense fog, lakhs of devotees from Bolangir, Kalahandi, Boudh, Sonepur and...

Khajuripada/Baliguda(Kandhamal): Ahead of Christmas celebrations, police conducted flag marches in various parts of Kandhamal district to ensure peace and maintain law and order. Acting on the instructions of the SP, police personnel across all police station areas in the district have been placed on high...

Baripada: A female elephant that was undergoing treatment after allegedly consuming explosive-laced food, succumbed to its injuries Saturday, raising serious questions about wildlife security and the Forest Department’s response. Animal activists alleged that the forest department attempted to suppress information about the death. Wildlife activists...

Dunguripali: At least 20 passengers were injured including three of them critical after a picnic bus carrying schoolchildren, teachers and parents for picnic rammed into a stationary paddy laden tractor from rear near Salepali on the Dunguripali–Rampur road in Subarnapur district Tuesday morning, police said....

Bhadrak: Right-wing groups Tuesday held demonstrations in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur and Bhadrak districts over the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. While the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) led the demonstration in Jagatsinghpur, local outfit Hindu Samaj held a rally in Bhadrak. VHP's Jagastsinghpur district president Prafulla Sahu...

Baripada: A modern bus terminal will be built at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, and it will have airport-like facilities, Odisha's Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra said Tuesday. Chairing a meeting on the project, Mahapatra said the new bus terminal will be a landmark public...

Berhampur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday sentenced a youth to life imprisonment for killing a 55-year-old man two years ago, a government counsel said. Ganjam District and Sessions Judge Asanta Kumar Das pronounced the judgment on 29-year-old Biju Behera for killing Juria Bisoi,...

Malkangiri: Twenty-two Maoists Tuesday surrendered before police in Odisha's Malkangiri district, an officer said. The surrendered Maoists handed over nine firearms and 150 live rounds of ammunition, 20 kg of explosives, 13 IEDs, gelatin sticks, and other articles in the presence of Odisha DGP Y...