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Balasore: Two officials deputed for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal by mistake had entered a village in neighbouring Odisha's Balasore district and were assaulted by locals over suspicion of being members of a child-lifting gang, police said Friday. The incident...

Kendrapara: In a tragic incident that has raised serious questions about the paddy procurement system in state, a middle-aged farmer from Junagadi village under Rajnagar block in Kendrapara district reportedly died of cardiac arrest after facing prolonged harassment during the sale of his paddy. The...

Bhubaneswar/Paradip: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said the Centre's approval of a Rs 797-crore green hydrogen jetty at Paradip Port will accelerate investments and boost the maritime economy in the state. The central government recently approved a proposal to construct the jetty in...

Bhubaneswar: With the Naxalite movement nearing its end in the state, villagers in Odisha’s once Maoist-dominated hinterlands voluntarily dismantled memorial structures erected by the outlawed organisation Thursday, marking a significant shift in the internal security landscape of the state. “In a heartening development from Swabhiman...

Koraput: In a major development, the Koraput Police Thursday busted an interstate hashish oil manufacturing temporary unit and seized 1,800 litres of oil worth around Rs 225 crore. Following the receipt of precise and actionable Intelligence inputs regarding suspicious activities in the region, a raid...

Rourkela (Odisha):  A scuffle broke out between a group of people and police personnel during a protest against a mining expansion work in Odisha's Sundargarh district Wednesday, an officer said. The residents of areas near Lanjiberna have been opposing the expansion of dolomite and limestone...

Nabarangpur: The dropout rate in Nabarangpur district is emerging as a serious concern, with an increasing number of students leaving school midway through their education. The trend, visible from primary to secondary levels, has alarmed both the School and the Mass Education Department and social...

Koraput/Borigumma: Police have arrested four persons in connection with the sensational double murder in the Borigumma area of Koraput district, Superintendent of Police Rohit Varma said Wednesday. The accused were identified as the minor’s boyfriend, P Adi Narayana Rao (21) of Dasiri Sahi, Preet Nayak...

Nayagarh/Ranpur: Two persons were killed in separate elephant attacks under the Khordha forest division Wednesday, while a youth narrowly escaped unhurt, officials said. In the first incident, Kalu Moharana, 58, of Mayurjhalia village in Nayagarh district, was trampled to death near a health centre under...

Rourkela: Eighteen years after he was allegedly lured away from his village as a minor on the promise of being taught how to drive, a man from Sundargarh district returned to Rourkela Tuesday and reunited with his family at the railway station. Purushottam Goud, a...