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Dharmashala/Chadheidhara: Tension flared in Jajpur district Tuesday morning after a 17-year-old college student was run over and killed by a black stone-laden Hyva truck near Kurikana–Dankari under the Jenapur police limits. The victim, Sanjib Nayak, 17, son of Shatrughna Nayak of Ramperu village, was on...

Rourkela: Brahmanitarang police here busted an illegal arms racket late Monday night as they arrested a trafficker and seized five firearms and 35 swords from his possession. The accused, identified as Sunil Majhi, 41, alias Rebe of Badamaren Turitola area, was waiting to deliver the...

Chhatrapur: A man was killed in a road accident near Science College Square at Chhatrapur in Ganjam early morning Tuesday. His pillion rider was critically injured. The deceased rider has been identified as Dharmendra Kar, and the injured pillion rider Sandeep Das. As per reports,...

Nabarangpur: An FIR has been registered against former Nabarangpur MP and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pradeep Majhi for allegedly threatening the District Welfare Officer (DWO), Palaka Rabindra, at the District Collectorate. As per reports, a Class VII student from Kukudi Semala Government Upgraded Primary...

Rourkela: A man, wanted in 21 criminal cases, was arrested with five country-made pistols and 35 swords in Odisha's Sundargarh district, an official said Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended Sunil Majhi from near the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Monday night when he was...

Berhampur: A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly poaching migratory birds in the Chilika lake, the largest waterfowl habitat in the country, an official said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Sheikh Mustak of Maluda in Puri district, was caught by wildlife personnel from Siandi under...

Kolkata/Nayagarh: TMC MP Mahua Moitra Tuesday alleged that police in Odisha's Nayagarh forced four migrant workers from West Bengal to leave the district despite having valid identity documents, terming it “unconstitutional” and warning of legal action. In a post on X, Moitra drew the attention...

Kendrapara: Eleven people have been arrested, and their trawler seized for illegal fishing in turtle habitation zones in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district, forest officers said. The marine fishermen, who hail from Kendrapara district, were sent to judicial custody after their arrest Monday....

Paralakhemundi: The Omfed dairy processing centre here has fallen into a state of disrepair. The facility, established to provide a stable market and incentives to local dairy farmers, has failed to meet its objectives and now lies neglected by the government, officials, and locals said....

Simulia: In an astonishing turn of events that villagers are calling a divine intervention, a man believed to have died 25 years ago, unexpectedly returned home Sunday night, leaving his family and the entire Bhagia village under this block in Balasore district in disbelief. Shukadev...