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Sambalpur: Thousands of devotees gathered at Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur town to have a glimpse of the ‘Dhabalamukhi Besha' (white attire) ritual of the deity on the occasion of the Mahalaya Sunday. The Goddess Samaleswari remains in red costume round the year except on Mahalaya,...

Anandapur: A man was killed late Saturday night in Sunduria village under Anandapur police limits when an unidentified assailant attacked him while he was asleep, a source said. The victim, identified as Jagabandhu Deogam, was sleeping alongside his wife when the attacker entered their home...

Bargarh: With the Bargarh Cancer Hospital remaining non-functional for over a week amid the absence of doctors, resentment has grown among the residents of the western Odisha town. The issue has drawn greater attention as State Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Mukesh Mahaling also...

Bargaon: Police Saturday detained four persons, including a woman’s husband, after a video showing her being stripped, beaten and paraded in a village square went viral under the police limits in Sundargarh district. The incident took place at Birimunda village near Timna village under the...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: The Union Ministry of Mines has asked the Odisha government to explain alleged large-scale irregularities and misuse of Keonjhar district’s District Mineral Foundation (DMF) funds since 2017, in violation of the Odisha DMF Rules. In a letter dated September 8, 2025, issued under file...

Jajpur: A 27-year-old man was booked Saturday for allegedly raping a woman repeatedly over the last several months with a false promise of marriage in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said. A case has been registered at Mangalpur police station in the district after the victim...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday said the proposed National Shipbuilding Cluster at Kendrapara and the deep-water port at Bahuda in Ganjam district will position Odisha as a hub of industrial and maritime excellence. The Paradip Port Authority (PPA), Odisha Maritime Board (OMB) and...

Kendrapara: A 17-year-old college girl consumed poisonous substance after she was allegedly raped by a youth in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said Saturday. The crime was committed September 10. However, it came to light after the traumatised victim -- who had allegedly attempted to commit...

Mayurbhanj: Excise Department officials in Mayurbhanj district's Morada block have destroyed 10,300 litres of fermented mahua liquor and seized an additional 900 litres during operations targeting local liquor shops, officials said Friday. Range Inspector Swapanarani Sahu, Morada Excise Inspector Deepak Kumar Raut and their teams...

Baripada: Train services were affected in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Saturday as members of the Kurmi community blocked railway tracks, demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. Hundreds of men, women and children under the banner of the Odisha Kurmi Sena blocked the railway tracks at Bhanjapur railway...