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Berhampur: Odisha forest officials Sunday arrested three persons for allegedly killing a spotted deer in Ganjam district. Ghumusar North division DFO Himansu Sekhar Mohanty said the accused have been identified as Udaya Naik (51), Ramesh Swain (60) and Rajesh Nayak (26), all residents of Khapraganda....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha vigilance department Sunday arrested six treasury employees for their alleged involvement in an Rs 8 crore financial fraud, officials said. A former senior assistant of the sub-treasury office, Chandbali, along with five associates, was arrested for alleged misappropriation of government funds amounting to...

Berhampur: A bullet-injured elephant carcass was recovered from Talaganda Nala under the North Ghumusar Forest Division in Odisha’s Ganjam district, sources said. Officials reportedly found the carcass Saturday evening. They suspected that the "around 10-year-old tusker" had been shot by poachers, reportedly from neighbouring Nayagarh...

Rayagada: A man was allegedly kidnapped by miscreants at gunpoint, and later his body was found in Odisha's Rayagada district early Sunday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Nikhil Hadipa, a resident of Reli Sahi in Rayagada town. He was allegedly abducted by...

Khaprakhol: More than 80 residents of Bortia village under Rengali panchayat in Khaprakhol block of Bolangir district reportedly fell ill with diarrhoea and vomiting after attending a wedding feast, health officials said Saturday. According to local sources, nearly 40 people first developed the symptoms Thursday,...

Purushottampur: Scores of women staged a road blockade in Ganjam district Saturday protesting an acute drinking water shortage in Bananai village under Bada kharida panchayat in Purushottampur block. Carrying empty pots and earthen pitchers, villagers blocked State Highway 31 connecting Aska and Humma, alleging that...

Paralakhemundi: Fresh reports of forced intrusion by Andhra Pradesh officials have surfaced once again in Gangabada panchayat under Rayagada block in Gajapati district, reigniting tensions along the border. In response to the situation, Rayagada tehsil officials and the nodal officer for census operations in Gajapati...

Jharsuguda: Police have busted an illegal factory producing counterfeit diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) in Jharsuguda district, arresting seven people and seizing a large quantity of manufacturing materials, officials said Saturday. Acting on intelligence under Operation Netra, a special police team led by a DSP raided...

Bhubaneswar: Five people were killed and 31 injured in separate road accidents in Odisha, police said Saturday. Three persons were killed and one injured when a truck hit two motorcycles and a scooter on National Highway-16 passing through Bhubaneswar Saturday evening, the police said. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has seized nearly 3,500 litres of diesel and arrested one person on charge of clandestinely procuring materials from ships anchored in deep sea areas, an officer said Saturday. The seizure was part of a special enforcement operation conducted in the coastal jurisdiction...