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Kalimela: Police have destroyed more than 2,000 cannabis plants cultivated illegally on about two acres of forest land near Nagulur village under Papu lur panchayat in Malkangiri district and arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the case. The accused, Kateya Nainu, a resident of...

Sundaragada: Two drivers were burnt alive after their trailers collided head-on and caught fire near Aunlabahal Square under Lefripada police limits in Sundaragada district late Saturday night. According to reports, the accident occurred around 1 a.m. on the coal corridor road near Aunlabahal Square. Both...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Sunday stepped up preparedness for Cyclone Arnab across five vulnerable southern districts, deploying 60 Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams and 17 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a possible landfall along the...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday reached Odisha to inaugurate the Reserve Bank of India's Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Modi landed at Biju Patnaik International Airport here at 4.15 pm aboard a special Indian Air Force aircraft,...

Bhubaneswar/Bhabanipatana: In a major crackdown against corruption, Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested another senior clerk of the State Forest Department for “embezzling” government funds amounting to over Rs 2.60 crore. The accused was identified as Babulu Suna, Senior Assistant-cum-In-Charge, Establishment Section, Office of the Divisional Forest...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Sunday stepped up preparations, mobilising personnel and equipment in vulnerable areas, as a severe cyclonic storm is likely to hit the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh coast October 28, officials said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its latest bulletin, said a depression over...

By Prabhat Panigrahi, OP Khordha: More than 25 students from Madhapur, a tribal-dominated village under Begunia block in Khordha district, risk their lives every day by walking along narrow field embankments to reach school, highlighting the difficulties caused by the closure of their village primary...

Pottangi: Andhra Pradesh officials have reinstalled the Telugu-language signboards within 24 hours of their reported removal by a Biju Janata Dal (BJD) delegation in the disputed Kotia panchayat area of Koraput district. A team of BJD representatives had visited border villages under Kotia panchayat in...

TRINATH MOHANTY, OP Bhubaneswar: Instead of concentrating on education and preparing for a brighter future, an increasing number of minors in Odisha are becoming involved in criminal activities. This disturbing trend is putting their future at risk and raising concerns among law enforcement agencies, parents...

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: Giving greater priority to passenger safety, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has strengthened enforcement of railway rules in accordance with the Jan Vishwas Act. Between June 19 and October 20, East Coast Railway collected a total fine of Rs 1,00,68,125 from more...