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Kendujhar: Forest department officials have detained a youth for allegedly harassing a wild tusker after a video of the incident surfaced on social media, officials said Thursday. “Ganesh Nayak, 20, of Godhuli village under Champua police limits, was taken into custody for allegedly attempting to...

Baleshwar: After remaining closed for five months due to operational challenges and shortage of raw materials, Rupsa Jute Mill in Baleshwar Sadar block will resume operations August 8, bringing relief to more than 700 workers. The decision was taken following a series of discussions between...

Umarkot: A wild bear killed a man and his sister and critically injured their sister in a brutal attack at Markatola village in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, bordering Nabarangpur district, officials said Thursday. The deceased were identified as Halalkhor Juri and his sister, Chamaron Bai. Their...

Jharigaon: Around 140 inmates of the Sanatemera Government Upgraded High School hostel in Nabarangpur district left the campus Thursday in protest against poor infrastructure, substandard food and inadequate sanitation facilities at the residential school. However, they were persuaded to return following the intervention of authorities....

Rayagada: Seven Class X students of a government-run residential school in Odisha's Rayagada district have been expelled for allegedly ragging their juniors and assaulting them for returning late to the hostel, officials said Thursday. The incident took place Sunday at a school run by the...

Brahmapur: Odisha Police Thursday busted an illegal firearms manufacturing unit operating in a forest area in Ganjam district and arrested two persons allegedly involved in the racket, officials said. A police team unearthed the unit near the Siarimala forest within Buguda police limits and seized...

Kendrapada: A fast-track court in Odisha's Kendrapada district Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a teenage girl. Special Judge Tribikram Keshari Chinara convicted the accused under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,...

Koraput: Two students were injured after the main gate of a government school collapsed on them while they were entering the campus in Odisha's Koraput district Thursday, police said. The incident took place at Kaladi Project Upper Primary School under Kasandi panchayat in Nandapur block....

Gajapati: Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested a former Junior Engineer (JE), a Municipal Engineer (ME), and a private contractor in connection with the alleged misappropriation of government funds amounting to Rs 55,69,033 in the restoration and renovation of Pattnaik Pond at Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district. According...

Balangir: The district administration here Wednesday began the displacement process in Tabalbanji village affected by the Lower Suktel irrigation project, after overcoming resistance from the residents protesting the eviction. According to locals, police removed women who had been staging a sit-in for the second consecutive...