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Kendujhar: An 11- kV power line passing over a primary school, Anganwadi centre (AWC) and Kalika Centre at Ambadali village under Nayakote panchayat in Banspal block of Kendujhar district has raised safety concerns among students, teachers and parents. The overhead live wires frequently cause sparks...

Nilagiri: A weather-measuring instrument fell from the sky and landed on a sal tree near an anganwadi centre at Gendara Sahi under Naranpur panchayat in Nilagiri block Friday, triggering panic and speculation among local residents. The plastic box-like object was found hanging from the tree...

Jayapur/Koraput: Jayapur Town police arrested five persons, including a woman, and seized 403.1 grams of brown sugar worth an estimated Rs 45 lakh during a raid on an alleged drug trafficking operation near Canal Road here, police said Sunday. The arrested persons were identified as...

Brahmapur: Police detained two women suspected to be Bangladeshi nationals after they were found travelling by train from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru, officials said Sunday. The women were travelling on an SMVT Bengaluru-bound train from Bhubaneswar when they were detained at Brahmapur railway station. Police seized...

BANDANA SETHI, OP Bhubaneswar: The Nageswar Tangi market began in 1993 with just a few traders. Initially, the vendors operated along Lewis Road. Frequent traffic congestion and accidents eventually prompted the BMC to relocate them to the Nageswar Tangi area. However, the traders were shifted...

PRADIP DAS, OP Bhograi: The Subarnarekha River is facing a growing threat from rampant illegal sand extraction, with hundreds of trucks allegedly transporting sand to West Bengal every day. Illegal extraction of sand from the riverbed is reportedly altering the course of the river and...

Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: India’s overall large-carnivore population has increased, but the east-central region does not appear to have kept pace. A recent Wildlife Institute of India (WII) study found that leopards continue to face threats such as habitat destruction, poaching and human-wildlife conflict. Sponsored by the Odisha...

PRATAP CHANDRA SWAIN, OP Mahakalapada: The population of the rare blue-blooded horseshoe crab, which comes to the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary along the Kendrapada coast for mating, is reportedly declining, raising concerns among environmentalists over the species’ survival. The Gahirmatha and Bhitarkanika areas of Kendrapada are...

Brahmapur: A 28-year-old man was allegedly killed by a fast-food shop owner at Nimakhandi village in Ganjam district late Saturday night, police said. The deceased, Tuna Nayak, was allegedly attacked by Raghav Sahu, 32, also from Nimakhandi. Police arrested Sahu Sunday and seized two knives...

Delang: A Class IX student died of snakebite, and another was critical after the two were bitten while staying overnight at their school following a block-level sports competition in Puri district, according to reports. The deceased was identified as 14-year-old Sai Swayam Jena, while PK...