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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...

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced that a sugar mill and a textile park will soon be set up in Bolangir. While attending the state-level National Panchayati Raj Day celebration in Bolangir, Majhi said that the state government is committed to realising the...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: A cutting-edge innovation in forest conservation has emerged from Odisha, as Deb Prasanna Mohanty of Mayurbhanj has developed “Deep Ear,” an advanced sound-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) system designed to protect forests and curb poaching. Described as a highly efficient “digital ear,” the device uses...

Bargarh: The procurement of Rabi paddy in Bargarh district will begin from May 11 at 183 mandis (procurement centres) across the western Odisha district. Collection will take place from 6:00 am to 11:00 am. Like last year, paddy will be purchased from registered farmers through...

Jharsuguda: The Sub-Collector of Jharsuguda has ordered an inquiry into alleged illegal water extraction from the Bheden River by SMC Power Generation Limited. An emergency meeting, chaired by Sub-Collector Sabyasachi Panda, was held Friday following complaints that the company was drawing water illegally in Jharsuguda...