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Daringbadi: Coffee grown in Daringbadi is losing its distinct identity as it is being marketed under the Koraput brand, triggering concern and discontent among locals and experts. Despite the need for a separate brand for coffee grown in Daringbadi, the government has allegedly failed to...

Keonjhar: Santoshi Deo of Keonjhar district has emerged as a compelling symbol of resilience, choice, and women’s empowerment, showing how determination combined with timely institutional support can transform personal hardship into leadership and national inspiration. Married at the age of 16 in Haryana, Santoshi endured...

Chhendipada: Tension prevailed at Gopiballavpur village under Barapada panchayat in Chhendipada block of Angul district after affected villagers staged a strong protest against survey work for NALCO’s proposed Utkal-E coal mine. Displaced and partially affected residents blocked the road connecting the village to the coal...

Nayagarh: A special team of the Excise department was attacked by a mob during a raid in Bodapada village under Nayagarh Sadar police station Thursday, leaving three constables injured. The attackers also freed an arrested suspect along with the seized liquor, officials said. An Excise...

Rajgangpur: The body of a 25-year-old man was found hanging from a tree outside his girlfriend’s house in Rajgangpur block of Sundargarh district Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Bikash Mahanandia of Ranibandh Talapada area. Rajgangpur police registered a case of unnatural death...

Rourkela: The body of a 50-year-old woman was found in a field in Odisha's Sundargarh district Thursday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as Gurubari Majhi, a resident of Amlipali. A middle-aged man, Gopal Lakra, who was staying with her, has been taken...

Rourkela: Odisha's Sundargarh administration Thursday imposed prohibitory orders and suspended internet services for 24 hours in the town following a violent group clash in which at least 12 people, including some police personnel, were injured, officials said. The incident took place in the Regent Market...

Bhubaneswar: An ethanol manufacturing factory in Odisha's Sonepur district suffered extensive damage after a fire broke out at the unit, an official said Thursday. The blaze erupted around 11.35 pmWednesday in the dryer section of the factory in the Panamura area, he said. There were...

Balasore: Even as the Balasore district administration has imposed restrictions to control rising air pollution levels, several illegal brick kilns are allegedly operating in violation of pollution control norms in Basta tehsil, raising concerns over lax enforcement. District Collector Suryawanshi Mayur Vikas recently reviewed the...

Chhatrapur: More than six months after the village committee of Jharapadar in Ganjam district socially boycotted two families over some disputes, the committee accepted them back into the village following intervention by President Droupadi Murmu. According to reports, H Sabitri Reddy faced ostracism following an...