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Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal District Bar Association Monday vehemently opposed what it described as arbitrary functioning and consumer exploitation policies of Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL). The association also staged a protest against the company’s alleged coercive practices. At a presser held at the bar...

Berhampur: Two women drowned in a river in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday, police said. The incident happened at Sevak Tikarapada in Digapahandi block, they said. The deceased were identified as Lalita Padhy (64) and Sabita Gouda (40), they added. The bodies were fished out of...

Bhawanipatna:  A seven-year-old tribal boy was trampled to death by a wild tusker in Odisha's Kalahandi district Monday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Ravi Majhi, who lived in Bijepur police station area of Lanjigarh block. His younger brother Samri (5) suffered minor...

Nuapada: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Monday accused the ruling BJP of "betrayal" and alleged that it was now indulging in "candidate chori" (stealing candidates) in connection with the upcoming Nuapada bypoll. Addressing his first public meeting after recovering from illness, Patnaik hit the campaign trail...

Kendrapara: Eight fishermen were arrested for "illegally fishing" inside the no-fishing zone of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Kendrapara district. All the arrested fishermen have been booked under various sections of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. They were produced before the JMFC Court in Rajnagar, which remanded...

Angul: Around 120 displaced villagers who lost their land for the establishment of National Aluminium Company (NALCO) Limited in Angul have alleged that the company has neglected them for decades. With neither NALCO authorities nor the district administration addressing their grievances, the aggrieved villagers said...

Baripada: The Future Star Sports Academy of Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, which has earned national and international recognition for promoting rugby among tribal youth, is now battling a severe financial crisis that threatens its very existence. Founded in 2019 with just five players, the academy...

Nuapada: Campaign activities in the Nuapada Assembly constituency are taking on a distinctly Chhattisgarhi flavour this election season. Though the election is being held in Odisha, many border villages with a large Chhattisgarhi-speaking population are witnessing campaigning through posters and banners written in Hindi. For...

Malkangiri: In a first-of-its-kind operation, Chitrakonda police in Malkangiri district have seized liquid cannabis worth nearly Rs 8 crore Sunday. This was stated by Malkangiri Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinodh Patil at a press conference in Malkangiri Sunday. According to the SP, the breakthrough came...

Malkangiri: In a major crackdown, Malkangiri police busted a sex racket operating in Malkangiri town and arrested five persons, including two sex workers as well as the alleged mastermind and the queen bee in this connection. According to sources, the racket had been running for...