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Nuapada: With the Nuapada Assembly constituency heading to bypolls soon, Komna block holds a decisive position. In most past elections, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has secured a significant majority from this block, helping the regional party clinch victory. Former MLA Rajendra Dholakia won the...

Nuapada: Political tension gripped Nuapada district after a blank firing incident in Komna late Friday night involving the personal security officer (PSO) of Koraput MLA Raghuram Machha. Following the incident, the Congress filed a written complaint at the Komna police station, demanding immediate action against...

Berhampur: At a time when many traditional art forms are fading under the weight of modernity, a painter in the Silk City has kept tribal art alive and thriving. Dinabandhu Soren, who developed a love for tribal painting as a child, has dedicated over 15...

Keonjhar: A woman forest guard was allegedly assaulted by a group of illegal sand smugglers in Keonjhar district when she tried to seize a tractor carrying stolen sand from a stream in a reserve forest. The incident, which was captured on video and widely circulated...

Ganjam: Police have arrested a primary school teacher in Ganjam district for allegedly misbehaving with a Class V girl student inside the classroom. The accused, identified as 40-year-old Lingaraj Mahankuda of Borigaon village, was a teacher at a local primary school under Humma police outpost...

Lanjigarh: Residents of Lanjigarh and members of the Lanjigarh Regional Paika Samaj have lodged a written complaint at the Lanjigarh police station over an obscene and casteist video that went viral on social media. According to the complaint, a youth named Mahendra Dalei from Pradhanipada...

Rajnagar: The Forest department Saturday seized a trawler and arrested eight fishermen for unauthorised fishing in the prohibited marine zone of Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary. Acting on the direction of Gahirmatha Deputy Ranger Kapilendra Pradhan, a forest patrol team led by foresters Sanjeeb Kumar Dash and...

Bhanjanagar: A tusker was found dead with marks of blood stain on its trunk and injury marks on its ears and thighs at Baniapalli reserve forest under Mujagarh forest range of North Ghumusar forest division in Ganjam district Saturday. The exact cause of the death...

Birmaharajpur: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and gangraped near Hikudi under Ulunda block in Subarnapur district while returning home from work Friday evening. The survivor lodged a written complaint at the Birmaharajpur police station Saturday. According to reports, the victim, a resident of Hikudi...

Nuapada/Bhubaneswar: Police registered a case Saturday against two senior BJD leaders, including a sitting MLA, for allegedly assaulting a BJP worker in Odisha's Nuapada assembly constituency, where bypolls are scheduled. The FIR, filed at Komna police station, named BJD vice-president and former MLA Pranab Prakash...