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Dhenkanal: A powerful explosion rocked a stone quarry near Gopalpur village under Motanga police limits in Dhenkanal district Saturday evening, reportedly killing four workers. The blast occurred around 6 pm in the stone quarry at Gopalpur near Badalo under Odapada tehsil. However, officials have not...

Bhanjanagar: The tiger census has begun in several forest divisions under the Berhampur Regional Forest Circle, including Ghumusar North and South divisions, after a delay caused by technical glitches in the online reporting portal, forest officials said. The census, which started Friday, will continue till...

Talcher: The Angul district administration Saturday imposed a series of curbs in Talcher after air pollution in the city, a major industrial and coal hub, reached alarming levels making it the most polluted in the country. The Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed 300, categorised as...

Rajnagar: A woman OAS officer was allegedly attacked by a local BJP leader at her office chamber in Rajnagar block headquarters in Kendrapara district, triggering protests. While the entire incident has been captured in CCTV installed in the office chamber, the day-to-day work at the...

Jagatsinghpur: The Jagatsinghpur district mining officer has been suspended on charge of collusion with leaseholders and sand mafia in illegal sand mining. The suspension of Satish Kumar Tarai came 17 days after the Sub-Collector flagged the matter and District Collector J Sonal wrote to the...

Mohana: A retired government school teacher in Gajapati district allegedly received two pensions simultaneously for nearly 15 years, triggering a formal investigation by the state treasury after the irregularity recently came to light. According to official records, the case pertains to a former headmaster who...

Kendrapara: A woman Block Development Officer (BDO) in Odisha's Kendrapara district was allegedly attacked by a BJP leader at her office chamber, an official said Saturday. A group of BJP workers led by Lalit Kumar Behera allegedly barged into the chamber of Rajnagar Block Development...

Daringbadi: Termite mounds, locally known as ui hunka and considered an important natural indicator of ecological health, are gradually disappearing from the forests of Daringbadi, triggering concern among locals and environmental observers. Closely linked to nature and ecological balance, termite mounds play a signifi cant...

Baripada: Large quantities of paddy allegedly sourced from neighbouring Jharkhand have been stockpiled in border areas of Mayurbhanj district, triggering fears of large-scale diversion of minimum support price (MSP) funds meant for local farmers. While the district administration has claimed to have tightened vigilance to...

Baripada/Rairangpur/ Badgaon: Five youths were killed in two separate road accidents in Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts at a time when the state is observing Road Safety Awareness Month. In Mayurbhanj district, three friends died after a passenger bus hit their motorcycle on National Highway 220...