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Balasore: Special Judge, Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (OPID) Court, Balasore, Biswajit Das Friday convicted a man for committing a financial fraud to the tune of Rs 1.2 crore by deceiving Haj pilgrims and awarded him seven years rigorous imprisonment (RI). The judge also...

Bhubaneswar: State Wildlife Board Friday cleared 14 key infrastructure development proposals related to forest and non-forest land use and forwarded them to National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) for the final approval. This was revealed during the 10th meeting of the Standing Committee of the State...

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions prevailed in several parts of Odisha Friday as 17 places in the state recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, with Jharsuguda town the hottest place in the state at 43 degrees Celsius. A bulletin issued by the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre said Sambalpur...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday approved 10 investment proposals, including those of Vedanta Ltd and JSW Steel, worth over Rs 1.65 lakh crore, having the potential to create over 50,000 jobs, a statement said. The approvals were given at a meeting of the High-Level Clearance...

Bhanjanagar: A network of around 100 advanced AI-powered cameras will be installed in Ghumusar North and South forest divisions in Ganjam district as part of the Forest and Environment department’s plans to deploy such surveillance devices across the state’s forests with an aim to curb...

Udala: The death of a Class IX girl student at the Anwesha hostel, meant for tribal girls in Udala, Mayurbhanj district, has taken a new turn after the discovery of a suicide note Thursday. The note suggests the girl ended her life over a love...

Keonjhar: A herd of 18 elephants has wreaked havoc in the Sadar forest range of the Keonjhar forest division as the pachyderms destroyed crops and left a villager critically injured Wednesday night. Sources said the elephant herd left Salarapantha forest and travelled through Mahadeijoda, Tikarpada,...

Rourkela: A team of Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials has completed the pre-feasibility study of Rourkela Airport. The team, which arrived Monday, toured the airport site and nearby areas like Sector-13 and the OMFED plant Tuesday. Bimal Bisi, president of Sachetan Nagarika Mancha (SNM),...

DEBADURLLAV HARICHANDAN, OP Bhubaneswar: Almost seven years after the submission of a report on illegal mining in Odisha by the Justice MB Shah Commission in the Supreme Court, the state government is yet to recover a staggering Rs 2,065 crore from defaulters who inflicted hazardous...

Bhubaneswar: A 19-year-old youth, who collapsed during a physical test for home guard recruitment in Odisha's Deogarh district, died in a hospital Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Saheba Dehury, a resident of Budido village in the district's Reamal block. He died around...