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Kendrapara: Odisha forest officials have arrested 20 fishermen, including eight residents of West Bengal, and seized two trawlers in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapara district for fishing illegally in the turtle congregation zone. The accused were booked under sections of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972...

Berhampur: Wildlife activists Sunday expressed hope that the proposed sea turtle research centre in Odisha's Ganjam district will be expedited after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned "turtle trails" near major nesting sites in her Budget speech. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi also said turtle...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday described the Union Budget as "forward-looking and inclusive" and asserted that it would boost the state's logistics and industrial ecosystem. Noting that the Budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament earlier in the day, focuses...

Balasore: A Class-XII girl student was allegedly abducted by two miscreants who also attempted to rape her while she was returning from tuition in Balasore district, police said Sunday. The incident was reported from Soro police station area of the district  Saturday evening. The accused...

By Narendra Raut, OP Koraput: In a continued effort to strengthen inclusive development and ensure effective delivery of welfare schemes in border areas, the Odisha government conducted an administrative field visit to several villages in the Kotia region. The outreach programme was aimed at reviewing...

Chhatrapur: Ganjam police district rescued 413 missing minors and women in its special search and rescue operation drive under the flagship 'Operation Anweshan'. As per reports, as many as 349 women, 58 girls and 6 boys were rescued in 10 days during the drive. All...

Bhanjanagar: The Union government has approved Rs 33.11 crore for building a new campus of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bhanjanagar under Ganjam district. The money has been allotted to the Central Public Works department to develop the new premises. Tender will reportedly be finalised by the...

Dasamantapur: A 17-year-old college girl allegedly died by suicide after being mentally harassed by a group of youths who threatened to circulate morphed photographs linking her with a male friend, police said. The incident was reported from Bageipadar village under Gadiaguda panchayat in Dasamantapur block...

By Dwarka Prasad Patnaik, OP Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: The Bhanjanagar police in Ganjam busted an interstate mobile phone theft racket apprehending 21 Bengali-speaking persons in Bhanjanagar. As informed by the Additional Superintendent of Police Ranjan Kumar Dey Saturday, about 1066 mobile phones, 1275 batteries, 425 cellphone motherboards,...

Balasore: As the 39th AIU Inter-University East Zone Youth Festival concluded, the grand valedictory ceremony UTSAH–2026 title was won by Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar. The event was hosted by Fakir Mohan University, marking the successful end of a vibrant celebration of youth talent and...