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Kendujhar: As people prepare to observe World Elephant Day Wednesday, elephants in the Kendujhar forest division are increasingly in need of protection and rehabilitation as their habitat continues to shrink. Kendujhar district once had vast stretches of dense forest where elephants could move safely and...

Purushottampur(Ganjam): Farmers have alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Purushottampur Cooperative Society Ltd in Ganjam district, accusing its secretary, G Lokanath Achary, of allegedly favouring his family in the disbursal of agricultural loans while farmers were being denied due consideration. Farmers alleged that Achary...

Anugola: The Anugola district Congress has called for a 12-hour shutdown Wednesday to press for permanent solutions to dust and noise pollution caused by coal transportation, road accidents, traffic congestion and health problems faced by residents. The shutdown will be observed from 6 am to...

Brahmapur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his 28-year-old wife by setting her on fire around four years ago, a government lawyer said. Additional district judge Biswaranjan Behera pronounced the judgment on Suddam Hussein Khan, a...

Nayagada: Tension erupted at Bhapur Community Health Centre (CHC) in this district Tuesday following the death of an 18-year-old college student, with her family alleging that the girl died after being administered a wrong injection. The deceased, Santoshi Behera of Golapokhari village under Fatehgarh police...

Thuamul Rampur: A long-awaited connectivity project for residents of Indravati reservoir area in Kalahandi district has moved a step forward with the completion of a preliminary DGPS survey for a proposed 246-meter high-level bridge at Ghutrukhala Tuesday. The bridge, estimated to be part of a...

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons, including two women, died and five other were injured in incidents of lightning strikes in Odisha's Sundaragada and Mayurbhanj districts Tuesday, police said. While two women died in lightning strikes in Sundaragada's Talsara police station area, one man was killed...

Brahmapur: After cracking down on ganja smuggling in Adava and R Udayagiri areas of Gajapati district, Odisha Police has launched an awareness drive appealing to people, especially tribal communities, to refrain from cannabis cultivation and take up cash crops as an alternative livelihood option. Police...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has asked all higher educational institutions in the state to revive key statutory committees, including anti-ragging panels, before the commencement of regular academic activities for the academic session 2026-27. In a letter to all state and private universities, including deemed-to-be universities, as...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to hoist the National Flag and take the salute at the state-level Independence Day celebrations in Bhubaneswar August 15. According to the official programme announced by the state government, while Majhi will address the Independence Day...