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DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: In a major crackdown foiling extortion bids, Odisha Police apprehended five persons with pistols and live ammunition in two separate cases. In the first case, Bhanjanagar police apprehended four persons Tuesday and seized one 9 mm pistol, one magazine, two...

Baliapal: Police Tuesday arrested a man accused of assaulting and threatening a woman revenue inspector while she was on official duty in Baleshwar district earlier this year. According to police, the incident occurred February 12 when Sarojini Tudu, the revenue inspector of Srirampur panchayat under...

Lathor/Balangir: At least three children suffered critical injuries after a chunk of concrete fell from the roof of an Anganwadi centre in Kurli village under Turekela block of Balangir district Tuesday. The incident occurred while the children were attending classes inside the centre. A portion...

Nuapada: Security forces have recovered a huge cache of Maoist arms, explosives and logistical supplies from an underground dump in Nuapada district during a joint search operation, police said Tuesday. The recovery was made in the Barapat hill area of Patadhara Reserve Forest under Boden...

Brahmapur: An adult male leopard was found dead after allegedly getting trapped in a snare in Odisha's Ganjam district, forest officials said Tuesday. Villagers spotted the carcass hanging from a tree near Jarada village in Kabisurya Nagar block and informed the authorities. Senior officials, including...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha experienced depression induced rains for three consecutive days, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari has asked officials to begin assessment of crop loss due to heavy downpour. Minister Pujari, during a review meeting Monday, said the affected farmers should be provided...

Baripada: Cancer cases are rising steadily in Mayurbhanj district, sparking concern among health officials, public representatives and residents, with doctors attributing much of the increase in case load to tobacco consumption, particularly among young people and students. According to district health data, 2,536 cancer patients underwent...

Bhubaneswar: Rampant encroachment, indiscriminate waste dumping and prolonged administrative neglect have pushed the Mahanadi river and its tributary, the Gobari, into severe ecological decline in Kendrapada district, environmental experts and activists alleged at a district-level consultation held here Monday. The consultation, titled “Mahanadi – Life...

Kendujhar: An archery academy project in Kendujhar district has run into a green controversy with villagers alleging that hundreds of trees were uprooted in violation of forest norms during site development. The academy is being constructed on about 5.5 acres of land at Ramchandrapur mouza...

Rayagada: A Test Identification (TI) parade of 24 accused was conducted Monday at the Bissam Cuttack sub-jail in connection with the mob violence case at Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district. The parade was held before Judicial Magistrate First Class Pooja Jain, during which the survivor identified...