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Bhanjanagar: The Additional District Judge of Bhanjanagar, Sheikh Mohammad Kayes, Saturday sentenced five men to life imprisonment in connection with the 2019 murder of Pabana Sethi. The five convicts were identified as Basanta Sethi, Dillip Sethi, Abhimanyu Sethi, Sweta Sethi and Santosh Samal — all...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Opposition BJD in Odisha Saturday said it will lodge a complaint with the Election Commission to seek "justice", alleging that large-scale "state-sponsored manipulation" happened in the Nuapada bypoll. The decision to lodge the complaint was taken at a meeting of the party's political affairs...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Two wild elephants died in separate incidents in Odisha, officials said Saturday. An elephant undergoing treatment after falling ill in the Chandaka forest area died late Friday, they said. It was suspected that the 22-year-old elephant died due to an infection in its digestive...

Bhadrak/Sambalpur: At least three persons were killed and five others injured in two road accidents in Odisha's Bhadrak and Sambalpur districts  Saturday, police said. In Sambalpur, one person was killed and five others were critically injured after an ambulance with a patient and his relatives...

Berhampur: The Ganjam district administration has taken steps for the electrification of Subarnapur, a hamlet in the coastal district of Odisha, following the direction of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, an official said. In his inaugural address of the two-day District Collectors' and SPs conference...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: A written complaint regarding Keonjhar DMF (District Mineral Foundation) affairs, filed May 7, 2025, has led to a serious controversy after two different reports were issued on the same allegation within a span of four months. Following the filing of the complaint, the administration...

Nilagiri: Three children from Salabani village in Mahishapata panchayat of Nilagiri block were hospitalised Thursday after accidentally consuming ‘Thimet’, a toxic pesticide, mistaking it for common salt. According to local sources, family members of the children were away harvesting paddy when the three, aged eight,...

Kendrapara: Sixteen suspected Bangladeshi nationals have been detained for allegedly living illegally in Kendrapara after they failed to produce valid citizenship documents, Kendrapara Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kataria said Friday. Further action will be taken against those who are unable to submit authentic Indian citizenship...

Rourkela/New Delhi: Researchers from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, have secured a patent for BHU-MANACHITRA, an autonomous real-time land mapping drone system, officials said. The developed system uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology to automatically generate land maps without requiring...

Baripada: The famous black tigers of Odisha have once again captured public attention after former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Sushant Nanda recently shared a striking photograph of a male black tiger roaming the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district. In his post, Nanda...