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Nuapada: Jailer Balaram Bishi Majhi of Nuapada Sub-Jail was suspended Saturday after a prisoner escaped from the correctional facility, officials said. Majhi was suspended for alleged negligence in ensuring security at the sub-jail. The departmental action followed an incident September 7, when prisoner Biswabhihari Majhi,...

DEEPAK MISHRA, OP Kendujhar: The government has introduced several schemes for school education, nutrition and overall development of children. However, despite tall claims of transformation, the ground reality in rural areas presents a different picture. Established July 18, 1959, the Government Primary School at Badabil...

Basudevpur: Two youths were killed and another seriously injured after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a road divider and an electricity pole near MLA Colony Square in Bhadrak district, Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Gobinda Biswal and Kahnucharan Nayak, both from...

Jakarta: Indonesia is working with the authorities in India to expedite the repatriation of five baby orangutans who were found in an Odisha forest, suspected to be victims of transnational wildlife trafficking, according to a local media report. The cubs, three males and two females...

Bhanjanagar: Police have busted an illegal country-made gun manufacturing unit in Ganjam district late Friday night and arrested three people, seizing five single-barrel muzzle-loading firearms and a cache of equipment allegedly used to manufacture weapons. Acting on a tip-off, police teams from Tarasing police station...

Jharsuguda: Gold jewellery worth more than Rs 1 crore was allegedly stolen from a jewellery shop in the heart of Jharsuguda town after burglars broke through its rear wall late Friday night, prompting a major police investigation. According to police, the burglars climbed onto the...

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Incessant rain triggered by a low-pressure system disrupted normal life in parts of Odisha Saturday, with roads and bridges submerged at several places, while the state government maintained a close watch on the situation amid an IMD forecast of more rain over the next...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Koraput Coffee was given to delegates and journalists at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, putting the tribal farmers-grown Arabica brand in the international spotlight, officials said Saturday. Tiger Bright, a brand of Koraput Coffee, was included in the kits distributed to...

Kendrapada: A six-foot-long saltwater crocodile was rescued after it was trapped in a fishing net in a waterlogged agricultural field in Odisha's Kendrapada district on Saturday, forest officials said. The net had been laid by a local fisherman to catch fish in Rajnagar area. This morning,...

Baripada: A differently abled woman drowned while attempting to save her brother, who was swept away by strong currents in a canal in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Mahlarpada village within Khunta police station limits Friday evening. The deceased...