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Langaleswar: A severe drainage crisis has emerged in Baliapal block of Balasore district, raising fears of extensive damage to paddy crops across thousands of hectares of agricultural land situated on both sides of the Coast Canal. Farmers, worried over the poor drainage system, alleged that...

Kesinga: A minor student died in a road accident Sunday night under Kesinga police station limits in Kalahandi district, prompting villagers and family members to block the National Highway 26 in protest. The deceased has been identified as Narasingh Sahu, 17, son of Srikant Sahu...

Kalyansinghpur: A man allegedly under the influence of alcohol climbed a mobile tower near Mathura Nagar in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district Monday, threatening to jump and commit suicide, officials said. The incident occurred Monday morning when Trilochan Kashi, son of Kartik Kashi, climbed the...

Bhubaneswar: A man was stabbed to death while another was seriously injured by miscreants during an altercation following a road rage incident in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Monday, police said. The incident took place at about 2 pm near Belpahar Fatak under the Belpahar police station...

Nayagarh: A man was killed by assailants who also allegedly chopped off his right hand in Odisha's Nayagarh district Monday in a dispute over illegal mining of laterite stone, police said. The deceased was identified as Ajit Kumar Sahoo (38), a resident of Odagaon police...

Rayagada: The alleged abduction and killing of a youth sparked tension in Odisha’s Rayagada district Monday, as angry residents torched a motorcycle during a procession carrying the victim’s body and demanded immediate arrest of the accused persons. The victim, Nikhil Hadipa, was allegedly kidnapped by...

Jharsuguda: Police have busted a racket engaged in illegal manufacture of diesel exhaust fluid in Odisha's Jharsuguda district by arresting eight people, including one from Rajasthan and another from Chhattisgarh, an official said Monday. Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is used in modern diesel vehicles to...

Baripada: A youth was tied to a tree and allegedly beaten by villagers in Barahampur village under Udala police limits in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district after he and his friends were accused of misbehaving with two girls, sources said Monday. The villagers alleged that two youths...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal off north Sri Lanka coast Monday is likely to intensify during the next 48 hours and lead to light to moderate rainfall in parts of Odisha over the next six days, the IMD said....

Bhanjanagar/Berhampur: Three deer died within 12 hours Saturday under the Ghumusar North forest division, forest officials said Sunday. While two deaths were reported from a forest under the Mujagad range, another deer was chased and killed by some miscreants in the Central forest range. Forest...