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Sambalpur: In what can only be described as a testament to human resilience and perhaps a touch of miracle, a 70-year-old woman was rescued from a tree branch Tuesday — 26 hours after she was swept away by a stream during a toilet break in...

Baliapal/Kalipada: In an incident that has raised serious question marks over the safety of tourists at popular Dagara beach under this block in Balasore district, a woman tourist was allegedly molested by a group of men in front of her husband on the beach recently....

Nuapada: A Maoist camp was busted and a large cache of explosives and other materials seized during a combing operation by the District Voluntary Force (DVF) in a forest in the district near the Odisha–Chhattisgarh border, police said Tuesday. Superintendent of Police (SP) Gundala Reddy...

Dabugaon: A 45-year-old man, Dhansingh Bhatra of Motigaon village under Junapani panchayat in Nabarangpur district, drowned in a pond near his home, police said Tuesday. Dhansingh had gone to his farmland and later reportedly went to bathe in a nearby pond Monday evening, but never...

Ganjam: The outbreak of diarrhoea at a village in Odisha's Ganjam district is “now under control”, with one patient undergoing treatment in hospital, a health department official said Tuesday. The first case of diarrhoea was reported from Ustapalli village in Digapahandi block of the district...

 Jagatsinghpur/Paradip: Intensifying its crackdown on Bangladeshis and Rohingyas living illegally in the state, Odisha Police Tuesday held 448 people for verification of their documents, an officer said. While the police in Jagatsinghpur district detained four members of a family residing in the port town of...

Nandapur: With low-pressure-induced incessant rainfall continuing across Odisha for the past 16 days, students in Koraput district’s Nandapur block have been forced to eat their mid-day meals under the cover of umbrellas out in the open, due to absence of proper dining halls in their...

Daringbadi: In a significant push to boost women-led agri-enterprises and promote local produce, Mission Shakti Director Manika Priyadarshini visited Kandhamal district’s Daringbadi block to assess ongoing efforts and chart a roadmap for value addition in key crops like strawberries, turmeric, and coffee through processing units....

Bhadrak: Two brothers were killed and another person was injured when lightning struck them while working in their agricultural field in Bhadrak district Monday, police said. The deceased were identified as Madan Maharana (60) and Hurdananda Maharana (57) of Chandasahi village under Tihidi police limits....