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HATADIHI/BAULA/BANCHO: The Vigilance Department Tuesday conducted raids at six locations linked to a panchayat executive officer (PEO) in Keonjhar district in connection with allegations of possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The searches were carried out at the residence of Bancho...

Chhatrapur: A vehicle owner, Satya Narayan Behera of Agasti Nuagaon under Chhatrapur block, was left baffled after two challans were issued against his vehicle, which he claimed never went to the place mentioned in the challans. The issue came to the fore when Behera visited...

Koraput: Various Hindu organisations Tuesday held a rally in Koraput town, demanding the identification and eviction of alleged Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators from the district. The procession passed through key areas of the town before reaching the district collector’s office. Participants raised slogans and voiced...

Barbil: What was initially registered as an unnatural death case in Keonjhar district has now been confirmed as a murder, with police arresting two accused 56 days after the incident. As per police reports, truck driver Sanjay Yadav of Kendua village under Barkatha police station...

Bargarh: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated and laid stones for 123 projects worth over Rs 1,362 crore in Bargarh district Tuesday. This was revealed during Majhi’s visit to the world-famous Dhanu Jatra in Bargarh. During his visit to the court of King Kansa, the...

Rourkela: Police have busted an inter-state firearm and arms license racket and arrested three persons involved in the illegal trade. In its continued drive against possession of illegal arms, Rourkela police have busted an inter-state racket involved in procuring illegal arms licenses from Nagaland through...

Kolkata/Sambalpur: Congress Tuesday staged a protest in front of Utkal Bhavan in Kolkata against the killing of a migrant worker from Murshidabad district in Odisha, alleging a growing pattern of violence against Bengali-speaking workers across several states. The demonstration was led by Congress leader Manoj...

Dharmasala: Famous singer Arijit Singh drew a large crowd after he unexpectedly arrived at the Gadamadhupur royal palace in Odisha's Jajpur district Tuesday. Singh, a leading playback singer of the Hindi film industry, was welcomed at the Gadamadhupur palace by Aparna Dhir Singh Bharadwaj, the...

Kendrapara: Much to ornithologists' delight, migratory winged species are arriving in batches from the Himalayan region to Odisha's wetland sites in Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district. The marshy and swampy wetland spots in Bhitarkanika have again emerged as a congenial and human-interference-free winter habitat...

Angul: The Angul Forest Division has planned to develop the Derjang reservoir near this town into a tourism hub with funding from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF), officials said. Located about 6 kilometres from Angul town, the Rs 5 crore project will offer facilities such...