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Bolangir: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday arrested a forester in Bolangir district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a local farmer. The accused, Ashok Kumar Nayak, posted as a forester in the Gulumi section under Muribahal range, was caught red-handed demanding and accepting the...

Rayagada: A specially-abled girl was allegedly gangraped in Odisha's Rayagada district, police said Tuesday. The incident took place Monday afternoon when the minor was returning home after collecting firewood from a nearby jungle, they said. Based on her mother's complaint, police launched a probe and...

Bargarh: A POCSO court in Odisha's Bargarh district Tuesday sentenced a youth to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl around 14 months ago. The court convicted the accused, Prashanta Bag alias Bariha (20), under two sections of the Protection of Children...

Bhubaneswar/Bargarh: Paddy procurement in several Odisha districts has been hit after the All Odisha Rice Millers’ Association (AORMA) curtailed lifting operations from mandis from Monday, citing the state government’s "failure" to fulfil assurances given more than a month ago. The decision follows a January 1...

Bhawanipatna: The Udanti River, which flows through parts of western Odisha, may face a severe reduction in water flow following the construction of a proposed barrage upstream by neighbouring Chhattisgarh. This has raised concern among farmers, environmentalists and water resources experts in the region. Sources...

Purushottampur: Uncertainty continues to surround an alleged land fraud case at the Purushottampur sub-registrar office in Ganjam district, as a written complaint reportedly submitted to the local police by the sub-registrar is yet to be traced, nearly two weeks after it was sent. The alleged...

Basudevpur: Mid-day meals (MDM) were not prepared Monday at Shukadevpur Project Upper Primary (UP) School under the Basudevpur municipality, leaving 133 children without lunch, officials said. The school cook did not prepare meals as funds for the MDM were unavailable, according to Headmaster Umesh Chandra...

Jharsuguda: Allegations of large-scale violation of government norms have surfaced at the Samaleswari Open Cast Project under MCL’s Ib Valley area in Brajarajnagar, raising concerns over safety, revenue loss and regulatory enforcement. Sources alleged that mine authorities yielded to pressure from a private transport company...

Rajnagar: A portion of the geo-synthetic tube sea wall installed along the coast near Pentha village in Kendrapara district was damaged in a mysterious fire incident Monday. Local residents noticed the fire in the morning and immediately informed district authorities and fire services personnel, who...

Balasore: The Balasore district administration has issued strict pollution control guidelines following a rise in air quality index (AQI) levels, officials said Monday. Invoking the GRAP Stage-II protocol and Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the order restricts construction activity and earthwork...