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Bhubaneswar: Southwest monsoon arrived in Odisha Friday, ending a prolonged heatwave that had pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius across several districts. "The southwest monsoon set in over Odisha June 12. It covered some parts of Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts," said Manorama...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced free education from the kindergarten to postgraduate levels in government schools and colleges. Majhi, while addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of the BJP government completing two years in the state, said the...

Berhampur: Odisha Police has arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly cheating a person of Rs 21 lakh in Ganjam district on the false promise of securing a loco pilot job in the railways for his son, an officer said Friday. The accused, identified as Gadadhar...

Rajnagar: A 27-year-old youth died over an alleged land dispute at Rajnagar in Kendrapara district Thursday. The incident occurred at Es anipalla village and was reportedly triggered by an argument over harvesting drumsticks from a tree standing on a disputed land. The deceased was identified...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: Anandapur police in Keonjhar district arrested two persons on charge of trafficking tribal minors to Tamil Nadu by luring them with promises of high-paying jobs, police said Thursday. The accused were identified as Akshaya Das (48) of Bhadrak district and Sritam Jena (24) of...

Bhadrak: A notorious criminal was injured in a gunfight with police in Bhadrak district, an officer said Thursday. The incident took place at Nuasahi area under the Bhadrak Rural police limits at about 3 am Thursday. The injured criminal was identified as Prafulla Mallik alias...

Jharsuguda: The CBI has arrested a security inspector working at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha's Jharsuguda district in a bribery case, an official said Thursday. The investigating agency registered the case Wednesday based on a complaint against the accused official. It was alleged that...

Rourkela:  Odisha Police has arrested six persons within hours of allegedly robbing a person at gunpoint in Sundargarh district, police said Thursday. The accused had allegedly looted Rs 1.10 lakh in cash from the victim's premises, a dispensary-cum-residence, under Dharuadihi police station limits Wednesday night....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Thursday announced free bus travel for NEET-UG candidates appearing for the re-examination. The Commerce and Transport Department has issued a notification in this regard. Candidates will be allowed to travel free of cost on OSRTC buses by showing their admit cards. The...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Thursday inspected the venue for the state government's second anniversary programme in Mayurbhanj, which will be attended by President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and asked the district police to remain vigilant on the inter-state border areas...