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Hatadihi: Days after Nandipada police in Keonjhar district seized 18 Hyva trucks and a tractor carrying illegally mined sand, two alleged sand smugglers have been arrested in connection with the case, police said Saturday. Police had seized the illegally mined sand-laden vehicles November 10 and...

Berhampur: Police Saturday conducted a Test Identification (TI) parade for eight accused lodged in the Berhampur Circle Jail in connection with the murder of advocate and BJP leader Pitabas Panda. A magistrate, a police official, and two eyewitnesses entered the jail to identify the suspects....

Bhanjanagar: Miscreants allegedly decamped with four Radha-Krishna idols made of ‘Ashtadhatu’ (eight metals) and two idols of dancers, all estimated to be around 300 years old, from Narayan Swami temple established by the Bhanja royal family at Narayanpatna under Tarasingh police limits in Ganjam district...

Malkangiri : In a bizarre bid to impress their girlfriends with Apple iPhones, two youths from Telangana ended up in police custody after being caught smuggling ganja in Malkangiri district, officials said Saturday. The accused, T. Trinath Kumar and B. Yuvacharan Aditya, both from Khammam...

Harbhanga: A police constable was bludgeoned to death by a co-villager at Jajpur village under Purunakatak police limits in Boudh district, police officials said Saturday. The accused, identified as Sanjaya Nayak, has been arrested, they added. The deceased was identified as Uday Ranjan Pattnaik, 54,...

Rajnagar: Forest officials arrested 19 fishermen and seized two trawlers for allegedly fishing illegally in the prohibited waters of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary. Acting on the direction of Assistant Conservator of Forests Manas Kumar Das, a patrol team led by Deputy Ranger Kapilendra Pradhan and Foresters...

Paradip: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Saturday demonstrated its operational and search-and-rescue (SAR) capabilities while outlining plans to expand its presence along the Odisha coast. Inspector General (ICG) Iqbal Singh Chauhan (North East) said ICG aims at strengthening its network in Odisha over the next...

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi named a Rourkela city road after tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda and inaugurated development projects worth Rs 1,345 crore Saturday during the state's celebrations of the leader's 150th birth anniversary. Attending the state-level Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebration in Rourkela,...

Paradip: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Saturday demonstrated its operational and search-and-rescue (SAR) capabilities while outlining plans to expand its presence along the Odisha coast. Inspector General (ICG) Iqbal Chauhan (North East) said the force aims to strengthen its network in Odisha over the next four...

Baripada: Odisha's forest department launched the All India Tiger Estimation-2026 exercise at Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district Saturday, marking the beginning of the national tiger census in the state. The exercise aims to make assessment of the tiger population in the reserve as per protocol....