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Malkangiri: Ganja worth Rs 1 crore was seized from a forest in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said Monday. Fifty-six bags, containing around 1,250 kg of ganja, were found in a forest in Bejingwada in the Kalimela police station area Sunday, they said. SP Vinod Patil...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik Monday wrote to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, seeking his attention to the acute distress and systemic exploitation faced by farmers due to alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement in the...

Kesinga: More than 9,500 quintal paddy belonging to 176 farmers has been lying unsold for over two months at three procurement centres in Kalahandi district, triggering resentment among the farmers who have urged the district administration to intervene. The concerned mandis—Shirol, Balsi and Kandel—operate under...

Bhawanipatna: Living atop an inaccessible hill bereft of basic amenities, hope is finally in sight for eight tribal families of Kunnakadu village under Trilochanpur panchayat in Kalahandi district’s Lanjigarh block. The tribal households, initially reluctant to leave their ancestral land, are set to be relocated...

Dhenkanal: A 25-year-old youth was allegedly stabbed to death by his father Sunday following a long-standing family dispute at Kampulei village under Kankadahada police limits in Dhenkanal district, police said. The victim was identified as Khirod Sahu, and the accused as Bibhuti Sahu, 55. Bibhuti...

Nandapur: Police Sunday recovered the bodies of a home guard and a 33-year-old man from water under the Khilua-Petiabada bridge on Nandapur–Handiput MDR-55 road in Koraput district. The deceased were identified as Bhagaban Khara, 50, a home guard of Nila Doraput village and Ugrasen Pangi,...

Tensa: An arrested opium cultivator escaped police custody in Sundargarh district, triggering questions over security lapses. Police and Excise officials Saturday destroyed opium plants worth more than Rs 30 lakh in the Punthi Pokhari area near Kalta panchayat under Koida police limits. Two persons, Balaram...

Purushottampur: A small child’s handwritten letter found inside the donation box (hundi) of the Tara Tarini shrine in Ganjam district has moved many. The letter was discovered Saturday when the temple’s hundi was opened in the presence of police and revenue officials. The process was...

Bhadrak: A woman and her sister were allegedly assaulted by the family of their son-in-law for opposing their daughter’s love marriage in Bhadrak district. The clash between the families left at least four people injured. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon in Gopalbindha village under Sabarang...

Rourkela: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela has crossed a major research milestone with 101 patents granted so far, reflecting a sharp rise in innovation output and intellectual property creation. The institute has fi led 230 patents to date, including 218 national and 12 international...