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Angul/Chhendipada: Days after illegal opium cultivation worth nearly Rs 5 crore was destroyed in Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary area in Angul district, police Wednesday seized 264 kg ganja from the region, while another 1,573 kg cannabis was seized Nisha police limits. Police said a total of...

Bhubaneswar: Gold reserves of 1462 kg have been discovered in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, state minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena told the Assembly Thursday. The Geological Survey of India (GSI) surveyed gold reserves in different areas in the Bangiriposhi Assembly constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Jena said in...

Bargarh: The Odisha government has suspended a state administrative service officer for allegedly being involved in corruption, an official statement said. The Odisha Administrative Service officer was working as a Tahsildar of Padmapur in Bargarh district, it said. Noting that the action was taken based...

Balasore: Odisha Vigilance Thursday arrested the Soro tehsildar in Balasore district while he was allegedly accepting a bribe to release seized stone-laden trucks. The accused, identified as Daitari Mallik, and his associate, Dayanidhi Jena, were apprehended in the afternoon while accepting Rs 40,000 from a...

Bolangir: A sex racket was busted near the railway gate in the Sudpada Gas Godown Lane area of Bolangir town Wednesday evening. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Town Police Station conducted a surprise raid at a two-storey house and detained two young...

Barbil: A four-month pregnant woman was killed and her husband critically injured after a speeding truck ran them over near Bhusugaon on the Bhadrasahi-Barbil stretch of State Highway 10 under Barbil police limits in Keonjhar district Wednesday afternoon, police said. The deceased was identified as...

Rayagada/Kalyansinghpur: Despite a slew of development initiatives undertaken by the Union and the state governments, especially for tribals, basic amenities like drinking water, healthcare, and proper roads continue to remain a far cry for the Dongria Kondh community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) living...

Berhampur: The Government Railway Police (GRP) Wednesday recovered the body of a woman from railway tracks in the early hours of the morning, with her family terming it as ‘murder’. The deceased was identified as Rajalakshmi Sahu, 48, a resident of Gajapati Nagar under Baidyanathpur...

Joda: Mining officials Wednesday seized three iron ore-laden trucks and detained four drivers during a pre-dawn raid in Pidhapokhari and Malangtoli reserve forest areas of Joda mining circle. Authorities said the trucks were allegedly smuggling about 120 tonnes of iron ore to Sundargarh district. The...

Bhawanipatna: A man escaped death by a whisker when a bullet fired by a miscreant missed him near Dayanidhi Chhak in this headquarters town of Kalahandi district Tuesday night, police said. The accused allegedly threatened the contractor, demanding money and attempted to shoot him late...