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Rayagada/Tikiri: Displaced and project-affected people in the Kashipur block of Rayagada district have launched an agitation, demanding basic civic amenities and a 0.01 per cent equity share in Utkal Alumina International Ltd. Despite more than 18 years of bauxite mining operations at Baphlimali, residents allege...

Bhadrak: A family’s journey from Mayurbhanj to Bhubaneswar on a motorcycle turned tragic as a five-year-old boy died and his parents sustained critical injuries when a pickup van hit their two-wheeler near Dahanigadia on National Highway 16 Wednesday. The crash occurred around 9 am, when...

Sambalpur/Kuchinda: A gupchup vendor was found murdered at Domuhani forest under Kuchinda police limits in Sambalpur district, Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Jagannath Palei, 36, of Khadiapali village. Kuchinda police arrested Rohit Behera, 45, in connection with the case and are questioning him,...

Chhatrapur: Police Wednesday cleared the air over a suspected bomb explosion that occurred in the wee hours of Tuesday at the backyard of the house of G Kamaraju Reddy of Chikalkhandi under Chhatrapur police limits. Chhatrapur SDPO Chandan Kumar Ghadei, along with IIC Sabyasaachi Malla,...

Angul: A special POCSO court Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for the 2020 kidnapping and rape of a minor girl. Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Judge, special POCSO court, Biranchi Narayan Mishra found Harishankar Behera, a resident of Mahanga in Cuttack district,...

Balikuda: Residents of the Balikuda block in Jagatsinghpur district have urged the state government to preserve the skeleton of a whale recently found dead near the Devi River mouth, and establish a museum in the Bandar village area to house it. The carcass of the...

Pottangi: Leaders of Andhra Pradesh-based Jana Sena Party (JSP) allegedly entered a border village under Kotia gram panchayat (GP) in Koraput district and claimed that 12 villages presently under Odisha’s jurisdiction belonged to Andhra Pradesh, raising fresh questions over border security and administrative vigilance. The...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Central University of Odisha (CUO) has signed a pact with the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, to strengthen agricultural research and outreach, officials said Wednesday. The agreement was exchanged by CUO vice-chancellor (in-charge) NC Panda and OUAT vice-chancellor Pravat Kumar Roul...

Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday launched 20 industrial projects worth Rs 8,884 crore in Rourkela. These include the inauguration of 11 projects at an investment of Rs 5,708 crore and foundation stones for nine projects worth Rs 3,176 crore. Attending the silver...

Bhubaneswar: The eight-hour Odisha bandh call given by Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) over the alleged plight of farmers due to mismanagement in paddy procurement in the state Wednesday evoked a mixed response, an official said. Railway services were not affected due to the bandh,...