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Rayagada: Police seized around 25 kg of ganja from Muniguda bus stand in Odisha's Rayagada district and arrested two women in connection with the case, an officer said Monday. Muniguda police acted on a tip-off and kept watch at the bus stand. They intercepted the...

Bhubaneswar: Neither Indonesia nor any other country has so far provided documentary evidence to establish ownership of five baby orangutans rescued from a forest in Odisha two months ago, state Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia said Sunday. Speaking to reporters, Khuntia said all five...

Baleshwar: The long-pending Bankatira Barrage Project across the Budhabalanga River in Odisha's Baleshwar district has moved closer to implementation, with compensation payment for 7.98 acres of private land entering the final stage of acquisition. Possession of the land is targeted by November 15, while the...

Jajpur: Four members of a family, including two children, were charred to death and another person suffered burn injuries after a fire broke out at a house in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said. The incident took place in Nalipur village under the Balichandrapur Police limits...

By MANAS CHANDRA PATTNAIK, OP Nirakarpur: A primary school in Bagheiput village under Tangi block in Khordha district has remained closed for six years, forcing children to travel nearly 3 km daily to attend classes at another school. Despite repeated appeals, villagers said the Education...

Daringbadi: Vehicle movement along the Kalinga Ghat, a vital road link between Kandhamal and Ganjam districts, resumed Saturday after a 45-day closure triggered by fear of landslides. Traffic had remained suspended since September 24 as a precautionary measure amid concerns over possible landslides. Following an...

Jharigaon: An Anganwadi worker allegedly ran amok inside the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court premises at Jharigaon in Nabarangpur district Saturday, attacking an Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) and a Court Assistant Sub-Inspector (CASI) with an iron rod concealed in her vegetable bag. The accused,...

Baripada: A Class VIII student at a school under Betnoti police limits was found to be three months pregnant following an alleged sexual assault. The incident came to light after the student fell ill. Medical examinations at a health centre in Rasagovindpur confirmed the pregnancy....

Sambalpur: Major Amrit Panda, an Indian Army officer from Sambalpur, has brought laurels to Odisha by setting a Guinness World Record after riding a motorcycle for 154km (95.69 miles) while standing upright without holding the handlebars. The record was achieved November 5 at the Army...

Kendujhar/Baripada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday laid the foundation stones for three lift irrigation projects worth Rs 120 crore in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj districts, which are expected to provide irrigation facilities to 4,280 hectares of agricultural land. The projects, coming up at Raikala,...