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Phulbani: An Odisha Police personnel of the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) engaged in anti-Maoist operations in Kandhamal district was injured in accidental firing while climbing a hill in Daringbadi area, police said Thursday. The injured personnel was identified as 27-year-old Sukant Majhi, a native...

Bolangir: An LPG cylinder shortage in India following the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict is worsening by the day, severely affecting hotels and street vendors in Bolangir district. With cylinders unavailable and being sold at higher prices on the black market, several hotels have shut down, while others...

Ganjam: Vigilance officials Thursday conducted simultaneous raids at five locations linked to Panchu Behera, SDO of the Water Resources Department near Bhanjanagar in Ganjam district, over allegations of disproportionate assets. The searches carried out on the basis of warrants issued by a Berhampur Vigilance special...

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: Environmentalists, wildlife enthusiasts and locals have called for opening a peacock sanctuary in Berhampur Forest Division for the protection of the national bird whose population is witnessing a consistent rise in recent days. According to reports, threat of poaching looms...

New Delhi: Researchers at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela has secured a patent for a fully automated system which recognises intruders based on their walking pattern to detect unauthorised access in large and complex building environments, according to officials. The unauthorised person detection using...

Angul: A day ahead of a scheduled meeting over rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) policy pertaining to the brownfield expansion project of National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), affected villagers staged a protest by burning copies of the draft policy Wednesday. Residents of Kangula, Gopinathpur and Kulad...

Malkangiri: Normal life was affected in Malkangiri district Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called by the Congress over various issues, including those pertaining to paddy procurement and LPG supply constraint. Commercial establishments, educational institutions and many offices remained closed due to the bandh, which...

Kendrapara: Odisha’s pride, the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, known as the world’s largest rookery of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles, is witnessing an unusual delay in its annual mass nesting, raising concern among wildlife lovers and conservationists. So far, there have been no signs of...

Kendrapara: Ten marine fishermen were arrested from the sea waters of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district Wednesday for illegally fishing in the turtle congregation zone, a forest officer said. The fishing trawler, used by the fishermen, was also seized by the forest patrolling...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani: Odisha has lost 239 security personnel in the three-decade-long fight against Maoists, but the insurgency is in the final stage with the surrender of five Naxals, including the most-wanted red rebel Sukru alias Kosa Sodi, a senior officer said Wednesday. Additional Director General of...