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Daringbadi: An auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) posted at the remote Sonapur sub-centre under Daringbadi Community Health Centre in Kandhamal district suffered severe injury to her left eye after being attacked with a slingshot Tuesday night. CCTV footage shows ANM Bulidei Sahu was locking the gate...

Loisingha/Belpada: A tragic accident during a wedding procession Tuesday night in Mandal village under Belpada block of Bolangir district left the groom’s father dead and the bride’s cousin injured. The deceased has been identified as Chaitanya Bag of Ambapali village under Loisingha block and Bolangir...

Deogarh: Police have solved the widely discussed murder mystery of Pratima Majhi, a 32-year-old woman found dead near Laimura village November 22. A home guard, Srikar Sunani, 43, has been arrested in this connection and sent to judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected....

Deogarh: An elderly man was killed Wednesday after an elephant attacked him in a forest area under the Palsama section of the Reamal Forest Range in Deogarh district. The deceased, Hrudananda Behera, 62, a resident of Utunia village, had gone to the forest to collect...

Gunupur: The traditional tribal wall painting known as ‘Idital’, an artistic expression of the Saura community’s cultural heritage, has earned global recognition for its unique style and spiritual symbolism. The term ‘Idi’ means “painting” and ‘tal’ means “wall,” signifying its creation on mud or plastered...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: The Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS), Odisha, has withdrawn the suspension order issued against the chairman and members of Keonjhar Central Cooperative Bank’s managing committee. The suspension was imposed October 15, 2025 (vide Order No.- 20206) following allegations of irregularities in the bank’s functioning....

Jajpur: Family members of a 16-year-old boy alleged that he died Wednesday after he was administered a wrong injection by the staff in a community health centre run by the Odisha government in Jajpur district, officials said. The family of Satyanarayan Mallik, a resident of...

Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested a murder accused, who had been on the run for 23 years, from Gujarat's Surat, an officer said Wednesday. The accused, identified as Sachindra Sahani alias Sachi (50), along with six others, had allegedly killed Lingaraj Patra at Patigada in...

Sambalpur: Odisha has stepped into a new frontier of sustainable tourism with the launch of Dhodrokusum Homestay at the foothills of Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, overlooking the tranquil Hirakud Wetlands. Inaugurated November 25, it is the state’s fi rst homestay facility managed by the Forest department...

Pottangi: Odisha officials Tuesday stopped Andhra Pradesh government employees from conducting a farmer survey in the disputed border villages under Kotia panchayat of Koraput district, seizing documents and ordering them to leave. A cluster of villages under Kotia panchayat along the Odisha-Andhra border has long...