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Phulbani: Three persons were trampled to death by separate herds of elephants in the jungles of Kandhamal district, forest officials said Saturday. While two persons died at Damba forest in Petapanfa gram panchayat Friday evening, another man met the same fate at Paburia forest Saturday...

Bhadrak: With the onset of summer, concerns are mounting over a possible drinking water crisis in Dhamnagar block of Bhadrak district. Although drinking water supply facilities exist in all 31 panchayats of the block, lack of proper maintenance and an acute shortage of staff are...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Railway infrastructure development in Odisha has received a major push over the past decade, with more than 2,150 km of new railway tracks commissioned between 2014 and 2025, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha Friday. Vaishnaw said the commissioning of...

Koraput: The long-standing demand of Debasandhaguda villagers under Raising panchayat in Nandapur block is set to be fulfilled as the state government has approved construction of a bridge over the Baski River. Koraput District Collector Manoj Satyaban Mahajan visited the Nandapur block  February 27 and...

Chhatrapur: Leaders of the Ganjam District Congress Committee (East) Friday staged a protest before the District Collector’s office against the ongoing scarcity of LPG cylinders and the recent price hike. The party leaders met Collector V Keerthi Vasan and submitted a memorandum addressed to Governor...

Basudevpur: Two minor girls drowned while collecting snails in a pond at a village under this block in Bhadrak district Friday morning. The incident occurred in Ward No. 10 of Arandua panchayat. The deceased were identified as Tapadeepa Barik, 10, daughter of Satyabrata Barik, and...

Sundargarh: The Vigilance department has arrested a police assistant sub-inspector for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a dhaba owner, officials said Friday. The arrested officer, identified as Arupa Nanda Das, posted at Badagaon police station in Sundargarh district, was caught...

Kuchinda: Two girls—one aged six years and the other four months—were found dead in a well in Sargidihi village under Jaraga panchayat of Mahulpali police station in Sambalpur district Friday. Police suspect it to be a case of murder after a preliminary probe. The deceased...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Senior BJP leader and former Balasore MLA Jiban Pradip Dash Friday resigned from the primary membership of the party, alleging moral degradation of the state leadership. Dash, a three-time MLA, announced his resignation at a press conference in Balasore, protesting the induction of chit...

Baripada: More than nine police personnel were injured after irate locals allegedly attacked them during a protest demanding justice for a tribal minor girl who was reportedly misbehaved with by a youth from another community in Binjua area under Tiring police limits in Mayurbhanj district...