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Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Opposition BJD in Odisha has suspended former Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal and her husband, ex-Dhamnagar MLA Muktikanta Mandal, for alleged anti-party activities. "Manjulata Mandal, state council member, BJD and Muktikanta Mandal, member BJD, Bhadrak district, are hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal with immediate...

Keonjhar/Anandapur/Hatadihi: An irate mob registering protest against alleged sexual torture and impregnation of a physically challenged minor girl allegedly vandalised a church in a remote village in Keonjhar district Monday, police said. The attack on the church took place early Monday morning at Murgagotha village...

Lakhanpur: A discrepancy in the ongoing house-listing exercise for the 2027 Census has raised concerns in Jharsuguda district, where parts of a village are reportedly being shown under neighbouring Chhattisgarh in geo-tagging records. The Centre has initiated the first phase of house-listing and self-enumeration from...

Deogarh: Evidence of a Middle Paleolithic human settlement has been discovered for the first time in Deogarh district, researchers said Monday. A joint team from the postgraduate (PG) department of History at Government Autonomous College in Sundargarh and the Archaeological Survey of India’s Puri Circle...

Bhubaneswar: Expressing displeasure over inaction to stop illegal activities along Mahanadi riverbed and floodplain in Cuttack, the NGT has constituted a joint committee to examine the matter and submit a report within 15 days. The order was issued by the NGT, Principal Bench, while hearing...

Kabisuryanagar: A minor boy was seriously injured and another sustained minor injuries after a crude bomb, which they mistook for a ball, exploded during their play at Khajapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district, police said Monday. The incident occurred while children were...

Berhampur: Odisha government-run Berhampur University Monday signed an MoU with National Library, Kolkata, for promotion of collaborative research in areas of mutual interest. The MoU was signed between Sachidanand Nayak, registrar of the university and Partha Sarathi Das of the National Library, officials said. The...

Malkangiri: One person was killed and 20 others injured in separate road accidents involving two tractors in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said Monday. A sand-loaded tractor hit a roadside tree and overturned near Singarajkhunta village under Malkangiri police station Monday morning. The driver of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Monday appointed chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of Special Development Councils (SDCs) in 23 districts, officials said. According to a list shared by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Basistha Nayak has been appointed chairman of the SDC in Angul district, while Ballav Dharua and...

Balasore: Three persons were killed in a collision between two trucks on National Highway 16 in Odisha's Balasore district, police said Monday. According to police, a Jharkhand-registered truck was parked on the roadside near Dahisada on NH 16 due to a breakdown when a steel...