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Hatadihi/Bancho: Residents of Bancho village under Hatadihi block in Kendujhar district blocked the State Highway 53 Thursday to protest the absence of irrigation facilities for their farmland despite the Baitarani River and a canal running through the area. Due to the blockade, several vehicles travelling...

Bhubaneswar: The political row over Kotia Panchayat has intensified, with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) announcing that a party delegation will visit the disputed border region Friday to protest against reported election-related activities undertaken by Andhra Pradesh in villages claimed by Odisha. The visit has...

Jaleswar: The decomposed body of a 14-year-old girl, who had been missing for nearly a week, was found dumped Thursday on a roadside under Nampo police outpost in Baleshwar district. Family members and locals have alleged that she was gang-raped before being murdered. Police have...

Kendrapada: Defying changing times and improved road connectivity, villagers in Rajnagar of Odisha's Kendrapada district have kept alive an age-old tradition of bidding farewell to Goddess Durga through colourful boat processions on the Hansua river, with around 20 idols taken along the water route for...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Thursday that Odisha aims to shift from a mineral-driven economy to a chemical-led industrial economy, leveraging its natural resources, port infrastructure, and growing industrial base to become a major hub for chemicals and petrochemicals. Addressing...

Jajpur: A 75-year-old woman died and two others, including a seven-year-old child, went missing after a fishing boat carrying four members of a family capsized in the Tantighai river in Odisha's Jajpur district Thursday, police said. The incident took place around 8.30 am near Gandakula...

Bhabanipatana: The bodies of a young couple who had been missing for five days were found hanging from tree in a forest of Odisha’s Kalahandi district Thursday, with their hands reportedly tied behind their backs and bloodstains visible on their bodies. The bodies were recovered...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Thursday launched simultaneous searches at seven locations linked to Tapan Sethi, an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) posted in the Rural and Buildings (R&B) Sub-Division at Badachana in Jajpur district, over allegations that 'he had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of...

Bhubaneswar: Accusing the Modi government of undermining democratic rights and promoting corporate interests at the expense of ordinary people, the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan Thursday announced protests during the Prime Minister's October 25 visit to Odisha. Announcing the protest plan at a press conference in Bhubaneswar...

PARIKHITA SAHOO, OP Boinda: Dilapidated classrooms, unusable toilets and a lack of basic facilities are driving students away from the Government Upper Primary (UP) School at Gunduri near Anandapur under Athamallik block in Anugola district, raising concerns over the future of the institution established more...