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Bhabanipatana: Three persons, including two journalists, were arrested for allegedly blackmailing a government official and extorting Rs 50,000 from him through intimidation, police said Monday. The arrested journalists were identified as Dushmant Panda and Anil Panda, both from Junagada in Kalahandi district. The third accused...

Bhubaneswar: Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday approved the revised Buxi Jagabandhu Assured Water Supply to Habitations (BASUDHA) scheme with a state-funded outlay of Rs 5,045 crore for implementation from 2026-27 to 2028-29. Chief Secretary Anu Garg said the revised BASUDHA scheme...

Brahmapur: A mob assaulted four people in Odisha's Ganjam district, suspecting them of being goat thieves, a police officer said Monday. A video is being examined to ascertain the truth behind the incident that took place at Khairabeti village under Hinjili police limits, he said....

Bhubaneswar: Revenue and Disaster Management (R&DM) Minister Suresh Pujari said Monday that the Odisha government will issue letters to other states in a phased manner, seeking comprehensive details of land properties belonging to Lord Jagannath located there, and undertake necessary measures for their restoration. Chairing...

Rayagada: Five members of a family Monday attempted to commit suicide by consuming pesticide at the grievance cell of the Rayagada district Collector, alleging they had been denied justice in a long-running land dispute and were facing repeated threats and attacks. However, their attempts were...

Sambalpur: A woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband following a heated brawl between the couple in Landimal Gochharamal village under Redhakhol police limits in Sambalpur district, Monday morning. The victim, Ambika Mirdha, 36, died at the scene. Police detained her husband, Charan Mirdha,...

Dhamnagar: About 130 students fell ill after eating the midday meal (MDM) at Jayanagar Sevashram School in Munsipatna village under this NAC in Bhadrak district Monday. A lizard was reportedly found in the meal. The affected students were taken to Dhamnagar CHC in police vehicles,...

Kendrapada: A 10-foot-long python was rescued by forest personnel near Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district, officials said Monday. The python, which was rescued near Khola river bridge, was shifted to the park’s rearing centre for health observation, they said. Its health condition would be...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's urban governance push through the Atal Network for Knowledge, Urbanisation and Reform (ANKUR) has begun delivering dividends, with 1,225 of 2,604 pollution-related issues identified in Bhubaneswar already resolved and more than 1,150 government officials trained under capacity-building initiatives. Launched May 28, 2025, ANKUR...

Bhubaneswar: Education must be complemented by skills to create true competence and equip young people to meet the changing needs of society, said former Union Education Minister and Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan at the 36th convocation of Sambalpur University Monday. Addressing the convocation, Pradhan said...