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Bargarh: Odisha police have busted an inter-state ganja smuggling racket by making a seizure of 1,914 kilograms of cannabis in Odisha's Bargarh district Thursday, along with a banned drug substance, valued at Rs 10 crore. The seizure was made in the Jharbandh police station area...

Bhadrak: A NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide after fearing poor results in the medical entrance examination. The incident took place at a rented house near the Bhadrak Treasury Office in Odisha. The deceased has been identified as Jyoti Prakash Barik of Nandur village under...

Jharsuguda: A 25-year-old man was allegedly killed by his neighbour in a brutal attack over mistaken identity, triggered by a long-standing land dispute in Jharsuguda district, police said. The deceased, Pradeep Bhoi, was attacked at Suladia Lala Munda village under Lakhanpur police station limits late...

Berhampur: A joint study by Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and Fakir Mohan University has identified a new species of snapper fish, ‘Lut janusarakan’, from the waters near Gopalpur fish harbour off the Bay of Bengal in Ganjam district. The discovery has been published in...

Gopalpur: Nearly three weeks after realtor Sudhir Patra was abducted and killed, his widow Wednesday alleged that the main conspirators are at large and accused the mother and uncle of Sudhir’s niece and nephew of master minding the crime. Sudhir’s wife, Rashmita Patra, said Basundhara,...

Chhatrapur/Ganjam: Thousands of Olive Ridley hatchlings emerged from the eggs and crawled along the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district to reach the Bay of Bengal, a Forest department official said Wednesday. According to D Prashant Kumar Rao, forester of the Rambha section, “This year's...

Jharsuguda: In a major crackdown on illegal arms trafficking, Odisha Police has dismantled an organised arms syndicate operating in Jharsuguda district and arrested one key accused during a strategic operation under the district’s flagship surveillance and crime control initiative, ‘Netra’. According to sources at the...

Chhatrapur: Masked miscreants made away with a donation box containing more than Rs 50 lakh from the famous Hanuman temple at Kumarbegapalli, apart from looting the gold and silver ornaments of the shrine in the wee hours of Wednesday. The temple priests found the door...

Jajpur: A rare ‘devil fish’ was caught by a local fisherman at the mouth of Jamuna canal, originating from Kharasrota river in Jajpur district, Tuesday. Fisherman Debashish Pati had cast his net in the canal when he pulled up the fish with a bizarre look....

Bargarh: Vigilance sleuths have nabbed District Resource Person (DRP) Rakshi Meher for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 to release subsidy under the PMFME scheme. The accused was identified as Rakshi Meher, DRP of Bargarh district under the General Manager, District Industries Centre, Bargarh....