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Purushottampur: The annual Chaitra Mangalabar Jatra of Maa Tara Tarini, the presiding deity of Ganjam district, began Tuesday with religious fervour at the hilltop shrine. The temple premises witnessed a huge gathering of devotees from midnight, with the air resonating with chants, women’s ululation and...

Lakhanpur/Sambalpur: Members of the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal Tuesday inspected the Kelo dam and Kalma barrage in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district as part of field visits ahead of the final decision in the long-running water-sharing dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Tribunal chairperson Justice Bela M Trivedi,...

Bargarh: Police in Bargarh have launched a crackdown on illegal drug trade following a spate of violent crimes in the town. Acting on repeated complaints that the rampant narcotics trade was fuelling incidents of stabbing, robbery and murder, the police administration Tuesday identified several suspected...

Sonepur: Police in Subarnapur district have arrested nine persons and issued notices to 26 others for allegedly operating money mule accounts used in cyber fraud. Subarnapur Superintendent of Police Narayan Nayak said the action was taken under a special drive, Operation Cyber Kavach. The accused...

Balasore: Ahead of the ensuing Rajya Sabha polls, senior BJD leader and former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena Tuesday resigned from the primary membership of the regional outfit. Sources close to Jena said that he may join the saffron party in a day or two ahead...

Dhenkanal: A female elephant died Tuesday in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district after allegedly consuming an explosive-laced bait believed to have been placed to trap wild boars, raising fresh concerns over illegal hunting practices in forest areas. According to Forest officials, the injured elephant was found in...

Balasore: A man and his sister-in-law died after allegedly jumping in front of a train near Jaleswar railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district Monday evening, police said. The deceased were identified as Bijay Sahu (35), of Rajpur village under Jaleswar police limits, and Bandita Sahu...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for approving a new Amrit Bharat Express connecting Podanur (Coimbatore) and Dhanbad, which will pass through Odisha and improve railway connectivity in the state....

Kendrapara: Wildlife lovers have expressed deep concern over the large number of Olive Ridley sea turtle carcasses found scattered along Habalikhati beach in the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, one of the world’s largest nesting grounds for the species, during the ongoing turtle nesting season. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the shortage in supply of commercial gas cylinders, the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) Tuesday sought Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's intervention for smooth provisions of LPG to hotels and restaurants. In its memorandum submitted to Puri, the association said...