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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...

Rourkela: Smrutirekha Nayak of Chhend area here has earned a place in the Asia Book of Records for creating a unique Pattachitra of Lord Jagannath using Odia letters. She has also been honoured with the title of Grand Master for her art. Smrutirekha crafted the...

Koraput: Panic gripped the Lankaput panchayat under the Koraput block and district after 20 students went missing from the Lankaput Primary School hostel Sunday. Later, all 20 students, from Classes I to V, were found safe by their parents about nine kilometres away near a...

Khamar: A 25-year-old woman was brutally beaten and branded to death at Siarimalia village under the Khamar police limits in Pallahara subdivision of Angul district, police said Monday. The victim, identified as Manju Hembram, was allegedly killed by her husband, Sudarshan Hembram, 30, who suspected...

Paralakhemundi/Cuttack: Two women tried to take their own lives in separate incidents during public grievance hearings of their respective Collectors in Gajapati and Cuttack districts Monday. In the first incident, a woman tried to commit suicide during a public grievance hearing at the district Collectorate...