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Bhubaneswar/ Dhenkanal: In a crackdown on the drug trade, the Special Task Force (STF), Bhubaneswar, seized 154 kg 380 grams of ganja and arrested one person from Dhenkanal district, officials said Saturday. The accused, Lipu Naik (28), son of Sanatan Naik of Cheptigadia village under...

Chhatrapur: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida reviewed some key development projects and government schemes during her two-day visit to Ganjam district Friday and Saturday. At a review meeting, she launched the logo and standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Sampurnashri Mission, aimed at strengthening women's...

Dharakote: In a tragic incident, a couple died by suicide at Kalasuta village under Jharbandh panchayat in Dharakote block of Ganjam district allegedly over debt burden, days after daughter’s wedding, police said Saturday. The deceased were identified as Seemanchal Bisoi, 66, and his wife Namita...

Sonepur: A recent audit report prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed significant irregularities in the granting of permission for the sale of land belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Subarnapur and Kendrapara districts. Under the Odisha Land...

Sonepur: Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for an acid attack in Sonepur district, Odisha. Additional District Judge Dillip Kumar Biswal convicted Raja alias Rajaram Mallik and Papulu alias Bikram Haripal for assaulting Brundaban Chhatria in December 2021. The incident occurred when the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to reel under heatwave conditions Saturday as at least 17 places in the state recorded a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and above, officials said. The industrial town of Jharsuguda was the hottest place in the state at 44.1 degrees Celsius,...

Angul: In a tragic fallout of teenage love, a minor girl committed suicide at the Sakhi Centre on the premises of the district headquarters hospital in Angul Saturday, hours after her boyfriend took the extreme step. Sources said the 13-year-old girl was found hanging inside...

Nabarangpur: The headmaster of a state-run residential school in Odisha's Nabarangpur district was suspended Saturday after a 14-year-old tribal girl lodged a police complaint, alleging sexual harassment, officials said. The class 7 student filed the complaint at the Patraput police outpost, alleging that the headmaster...

Kendrapara: Nature lovers and wildlife experts in Odisha are worried that the endangered Olive Ridley turtles skipped their annual visit for mass nesting to the Gahirmatha coast in Kendrapara district this year. The Gahirmatha beach, close to Bhitarkania National Park in Kendrapara district, has the...

Kesinga: A father-in-law and his son-in-law were found dead under suspicious circumstances near railway tracks in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, triggering shock and raising suspicion of a possible murder linked to a land dispute, police said. The deceased have been identified as Sudam Naik (65), a...