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Mayurbhanj: President Droupadi Murmu said  Wednesday that the Union government is making special efforts for the economic development of tribals, including Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). While attending a special programme at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University in Odisha's Rairangpur, located in the tribal-dominated...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has rescued 5,451 missing children and women and reunited them with their families during a special drive named 'Operation Anweshan-II' conducted across the state from January 21 to 30, officials said Wednesday. All district and urban police units in the state participated...

Angul: Odisha government has reportedly approved a detailed project report for further eco-tourism infrastructure development at Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary, involving an estimated investment of about Rs 100 crore, a source said Wednesday. The project will focus on creating modern infrastructure inside the sanctuary to attract...

Gajapati: Eight people were arrested after a drunken brawl snowballed into a communal clash in Odisha's Gajapati district, leaving 10 injured, police said Wednesday. The incident happened in Chandipur village in the Mohana police station area Monday evening, they said. In the violence, the house...

Malkangiri: Odisha's Malkangiri, once considered a Maoist hotbed, was declared a "Naxal-free" district Wednesday after red rebel Sukhram Markam, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 21 lakh on his head, surrendered before the police, a senior officer said. The announcement comes days after Nabrangpur...

Berhampur: The population of blackbucks in Odisha's Ganjam district has risen by 498 in the last one year, officials said Wednesday. According to the census conducted by the Forest Department January 29, the total number of blackbucks in the district stood at 9,287. The population...

Sambalpur: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team from New Delhi, assisted by its Bhubaneswar unit, Tuesday conducted a raid at the Talabira coal mine office of Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Ltd (NLCIL) at Khinda panchayat in Sambalpur district, probing allegations of corruption and irregularities...

Ambadala: An 81-year-old man was brutally murdered, allegedly over suspicion of practising witchcraft, at Sundhipadar village under Saradhapur panchayat of Ambadala police limits in Rayagada district, police said Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Chichi Ram Bag (81). According to police, the assailants attacked him...

 Chhatrapur: Hundreds of workers at Gopalpur Port in Ganjam district staged a protest in front of the port gate Tuesday, demanding equal pay for equal work and compliance with labour laws. Under the banner of ‘Ganjam Operators and Drivers Mazdoor Sangha’, the protesting workers alleged...

Malkangiri: Odisha vigilance department Tuesday arrested a junior engineer of a power distribution company while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a brick factory owner in Malkangiri district, an official statement said. The vigilance officers seized the bribe money from the accused, it said. A...