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Bargarh: In a major push to position Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary as a leading ecotourism hub in India, the Odisha government approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Rs 71.19 crore for large-scale development in and around the sanctuary and Hirakud wetland. The approval was formally...

Jharsuguda: In a major breakthrough, Jharsuguda police cracked the high-profile Vinayak Puram Lane dacoity case and arrested 10 persons including two minors in this connection. The eight adult accused have been identified as Sanjay Singh (53), Akash alias Radhakanta Kanhar (38), Ashok Kumar Panda (58),...

Nabarangpur: The incharge headmaster and hostel warden of Kokadi Semala Ashram School in Kosagumuda block have been suspended, while the hostel cook has been dismissed, after authorities discovered that a Class VII student injured in a pressure cooker blast was kept in the hostel for...

Boinda: The headmaster of a school under Thakurgarh police limits in Athamallik block of Angul district was caught Friday night while allegedly transporting two bags of mid-day meal rice in his car. Villagers detained him along with the vehicle and handed them over to the...

Berhampur: The Odisha Police Saturday seized 342 mobile phones of different brands worth around Rs 17 lakh and arrested four persons from Ganjam district, officials said. Preliminary investigation suggests that the accused stole the phones from crowded places in the state and outside it, especially...

Bargarh: Kharif paddy procurement opened in Bargarh district Friday, but not a single bag has been purchased so far, triggering concern among farmers. Mandis under the Attabira, Bargarh and Padampur regulated market committees (RMCs) opened on schedule, and nearly 77,000 farmers have received procurement tokens...

Gajapati: A young woman from Slovakia travelled across continents and reached Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district to marry her long-time partner, illustrating what many describe as the power of committed love. According to local sources, Anna, a Slovak national, had been in a long-distance relationship with...

Kendrapara: The Kendrapara district collector Friday issued directions withholding the November salaries of all employees of 51 government offices for not implementing the OSWAS (Odisha Secretariat Workflow Automation System) mode of paperless work. Sources said that around 300 employees, many of them in panchayat offices,...

Dhenkanal: Three persons in their twenties died in the early hours of Friday after an unidentified speeding vehicle crashed into their scooter from the rear near Gobindapur square on National Highway 55 in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, police said. Neither the identity of the deceased nor...

Patana/Keonjhar: Hundreds of villagers from Patana tehsil gheraoed the Turumunga police station Thursday morning, demanding the immediate release of six leaders of the Jindal-Posco Pratirodh Manch (JPPM) who were arrested Wednesday night. The arrested leaders were identified as JPPM secretary Benudhar Sardar, his brother Bhubanananda...