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Tensa: For the past 21 years, illegal mining and smuggling of manganese and iron ore have reportedly continued unchecked in the Koida mining sector of Sundargarh district. Despite multiple enforcement crackdowns and even probes by the Justice MB Shah Commission, no let-up has been achieved...

Kendrapara: Embankments along seven rivers and 27 branch canals in Kendrapara are unsafe during a survey of various river embankments in the district conducted by the Water Resources department, last week. Moreover, the survey - which was carried out to access the present situation and...

Pottangi: A new round of tensions has surfaced in the disputed Kotia panchayat area of Koraput district as the Pottangi block administration launched an Aadhaar-based Know Your Customer (KYC) update drive, just weeks after a similar initiative by neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. The KYC drive, which...

Keonjhar: Mahendra Hembram, 48, who spent 25 years in prison for the 1999 killing of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in Manoharpur village, was released this week and says he will now dedicate his life to social service and the protection of...

Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at strengthening Public Distribution System (PDS), the state government is set to issue new ration cards to eligible beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS). The initiative follows a recent drive to weed...

Patnagarh: In a shocking incident, a 25-yearold woman working as a nurse at a government hospital was allegedly beaten to death by her husband over dowry demands at Nehenabandh village under Patnagarh police limits in Bolangir district, Friday. The police have registered a murder case...

Sundargarh: Amidst allegations of illegal coal mining and smuggling in Odisha's Sundargarh district, the state government Friday dispatched two ministers to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry. Steel and Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena and Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia inspected the sites...

Bhubaneswar/ Jharsuguda: A flight carrying 178 passengers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary PK Mishra, was diverted to Bhubaneswar airport Friday after the aircraft was unable to land at Jharsuguda due to cracks on the runway, officials said. Mishra, who was on the way...

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Bantala: Two days after two women were trampled to death by a wild elephant in Bargarh district, a 60-year-old man was killed in a jumbo attack Thursday at Kanja village in the Bantala forest range of Angul district. The deceased, identified as Somanath Behera, had...