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Brahmapur: Police on Tuesday arrested the brother of former Brahmapur mayor Siva Shankar Das and three others here for allegedly planning a crime, an official said. A pistol, four mobile phones, two motorcycles and Rs 66,700 in cash were seized from them, police said. The...

Paralakhemundi: Opposing the proposed Neradi project in Andhra Pradesh, people staged a symbolic silent protest in front of the Gajapati Collector’s office Tuesday, demanding that the project be scrapped. The protest was organised with the support of the Dandakaranya Vikas Manch. Participants expressed resentment over...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj as rain and thunderstorms continue across parts of Odisha, Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department said Tuesday. The IMD has issued a yellow warning for heavy rainfall in Kendujhar and Mayurbhanj...

Brahmapur/Baripada: Elephant movement in human settlements has triggered concern among residents in Ganjam and Mayurbhanj districts, with an elephant damaging property and food stocks in Gundiribadi village of Ghumusar North Forest Division in Ganjam and another moving through villages in Rasgovindpur and Morada blocks of...

Brahmapur: Tension gripped Kukudakhandi area on the outskirts of Brahmapur after unidentified miscreants allegedly hurled bombs in the locality, sources said Tuesday. The sources added that the group arrived in the locality on five motorcycles and allegedly carried out the bomb attack. The incident came...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: People of western Odisha Tuesday celebrated Nuakhai, a major agrarian festival, with families offering the first harvest of the season to presiding deities and seeking blessings from elders. The festival, which is predominantly observed in Sambalpur, Baragada, Jharsuguda, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Debagada and...

By Bijay Panda, OP Ganijang: The Government Primary School at Belda, Mundasahi under Ganijang panchayat in Bhadrak district’s Banta block is functioning amid severe infrastructural shortcomings, with 119 students forced to study in just two classrooms. The school lacks adequate classrooms, a storeroom, office, toilets...

Raurkela: A major tourism push at Vedvyas and Khandadhar could turn Sundaragada into a stronger tourism hub, with improved infrastructure at the two destinations expected to draw more visitors, create jobs and stimulate the local economy, tourism stakeholders said. Vedvyas and Khandadhar are among the...

Pottangi: A google search describing dhemsa as a traditional dance of Andhra Pradesh has triggered resentment in Koraput district, with tribal groups and political leaders alleging that the region’s cultural identity is being misrepresented. Dhemsa, widely performed by tribal communities across the undivided Koraput region...

Bantala: A 45-yearold man died after getting trapped inside a Hume pipe while bathing in a nullah during 10th-day ritual of his brother-in-law in Anugola district. The deceased was identified as Bimal Kumar Sahu of Jukubu village. Sahu had come to Tumuni Telitaila village under...