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Joda/Keonjhar: Wildlife plays a critical role in maintaining environmental balance as well as humans, and only humans can correct their own mistakes, said Dharitri and Orissa POST Editor Tathagata Satpathy while addressing the audience at the 71st National Wildlife Week celebration at the Keonjhar district...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: An Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was nabbed Wednesday while he was allegedly taking a bribe from a subordinate official for relieving him on his transfer, the Vigilance Department said. Banamali Satpathy, the executive officer of Bellaguntha Notified Area Council in Ganjam district, was...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: With the bugle blown for the by-election in the Nuapada Assembly constituency, the political parties in Odisha have geared up for an intense electoral battle. The main Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday constituted different committees comprising senior party leaders to manage all the...

Deogarh: A wild tusker died of suspected electrocution in Odisha's Deogarh district, the second such case in a month, an official said Wednesday. The sub-adult tusker was found dead in the Rengalbeda section under Odisha's Deogarh Forest Division Wednesday morning. "From preliminary investigation, it was...

Bhubaneswar: Lawyers across Odisha Wednesday abstained from court work to protest the brutal murder of senior advocate and State Bar Council (SBC) member Pitabas Panda in Berhampur two days ago. The lawyers' agitation call was given by Odisha State Bar Council, which was observed by...

Nandapur: Koraput district, long known as a tourism hub for its natural beauty, is now drawing visitors to its farmlands, where spice cultivation is taking root alongside coffee and linseed. Tourists are showing growing interest in ginger, turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf, mustard...

Patana: Keonjhar police have cracked the murder mystery of a 40-year-old man, uncovering a chilling tale of extramarital affairs and a premeditated murder. Investigations revealed that a woman, with the help of her lover, had strangled her husband to death in Patana block of Keonjhar...

Nandapur: A 41-year-old Anganwadi helper in Nandapur block was mistakenly declared 60 years old and forced into retirement, reportedly due to a clerical error in official records. The Koraput district administration has now ordered a correction of the mistake with immediate effect. Ratnamani Burudi, an...

Bargarh: The long-shuttered cancer hospital in Bargarh is set to resume operations in public-private partnership (PPP) mode, local MLA Ashwini Kumar Sarangi announced Sunday. Speaking at a health camp for anaemia and cancer screening organised by the Agragami Yubak Sangha, Sarangi said the state government...

Rourkela: Rourkela police have arrested six men for allegedly planning a robbery behind the Congress office in Sector-21 under Plant Site police limits late Monday night. Several weapons, including iron rods, sticks, and knives, were seized from the suspects, police said. The arrested have been...