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Berhampur: Two persons from West Bengal were arrested by police in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday for allegedly smuggling ganja, officials said. The duo used plastic cricket bats and school bags to hide the contraband, they said. Personnel of the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Berhampur,...

Bhubaneswar/Sundargarh: BJD president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Monday expressed deep concern over the death of a woman student from Sundargarh district, calling the incident “heart-wrenching” and demanding strict action against those responsible. The undergraduate student from Rajgangpur suffered severe burn injuries Friday night...

Malkangiri: Prohibitory order has been clamped in two villages in Odisha's Malkangiri district following a group clash over the alleged killing of a tribal woman whose headless body had been recovered from a river, police said on Monday. The clash took place Sunday afternoon when...

Bhubaneswar/ Rourkela: A college student of Odisha's Sudergarh district, who suffered 90 per cent burn injuries after allegedly setting herself on fire, died while undergoing treatment at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) Rourkela, police said Monday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced compensation of Rs 4...

Bargarh: The kharif paddy procurement process in Bargarh has come to a grinding halt barely days after the process started November 28, sparking anger among farmers as mandis remain clogged with unsold grains. The delay has also kept thousands of farmers waiting for procurement tokens,...

Korukonda: Tension ran high, as residents of Rakhalguda village under this block in Malkangiri district Sunday marched to MV-26 village and allegedly vandalised several houses and set some of them on fire, demanding the arrest of the accused in a case wherein a decapitated body...

G Udayagiri: A severe cold wave has gripped the G Udayagiri area in Kandhamal district as temperatures continue to fall, affecting normal life of the residents. According to the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, the minimum temperature in G Udayagiri was recorded at 4.4°C at 8am Sunday....

Bargarh: Barpali Railway Station has undergone a major transformation under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, one of the flagship initiatives of the Centre, aimed at ensuring modern, inclusive, and future-ready railway infrastructure across the nation. This initiative reflects the Centre’s broader vision of providing world-class...

Koraput: The Sunabeda municipal administration Sunday carried out a major eviction drive to clear makeshift stalls and unauthorised business setups along the national highway passing through Semiliguda town, aiming to ease chronic traffic congestion and improve road safety. Municipal officials, supported by enforcement staff and...

Saintala: Police Sunday recovered the body of a Chemical Process Worker (CPW) from the Badmal ordnance factory premises in Bolangir district. The cause of death remains unclear, officials said. According to police, two explosive-laden vans from the Aruvankadu factory in Tamil Nadu arrived at the...