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Jajpur: Special squads have been formed to check loot of minor minerals in the state, sources said here Tuesday. They added that to stop the illegal trade of minor minerals in Odisha, the Department of Steel and Mines has formed sub-divisional and tehsil-level committees under...

Jaleswar: With healthcare services severely affected owing to a host of impediments, the Hatigada Community Health Centre (CHC), located in Raibania under the Jaleswar block of Balasore district, is in dire straits. The CHC, which along with its nine Primary Health Centres (PHCs), caters to...

Rayagada: Strawberry farming has come to a halt on Niyamgiri hills in this district. This has happened after the Odisha PVTG Empowerment and Livelihoods Improvement Programme (OPELIP) closed down its activities in the area, locals said. OPELIP was providing financial assistance and technical know-how to...

Angul: Three construction workers were killed as a bus hit their motorcycle from behind in Odisha's Angul district Tuesday, police said. The accident took place on NH-55 near Khairamunda village, they said. While 24-year-old Sagar Pradhan lost his life on the spot, critically injured Sumanta...

Paradip: The Coast Guard Tuesday intercepted two Bangladeshi vessels with 78 people on board while allegedly fishing in Indian waters, a statement said. The two vessels were located during routine surveillance by the Coast Guard ship 'Amogh', it said. The vessels -- FV Laila-2 and...

Bhawanipatna: Odisha Tuesday remembered freedom fighter and tribal icon Rendo Majhi on his 169th martyrdom day. Rendo Majhi headed a movement against the British from 1853 till he was shot dead by the police two years later. Taking to X, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi...

Bhubaneswar: A massive rally was held in Bhubaneswar Tuesday to protest the alleged atrocities on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. The rally, organised by Hindu Suraksha Manch (HSM), started at the Exhibition Ground and ended at Lower PMG with hundreds of people participating. With placards and...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is gearing up to host the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas from January 8 to be attended by around 7,000 NRIs, the state government is making homestay arrangements for the visitors apart from hotel accommodations. The homestay owners have been provided training in...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 857 elephants died in the past 11 years in Odisha, with electrocution being the key cause of unnatural death of the animal, the state Assembly was informed Tuesday. Diseases, accidents, poaching and electrocution were some of the other reasons for elephant...

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance department Tuesday arrested a junior clerk, a day after she was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at the office of the sub-register in Bhubaneswar, an official statement said. The woman, a junior clerk in the office of the sub-registrar of Khandagiri...