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Balasore: Odisha Vigilance Tuesday arrested the former secretary of the Dahunda Service Co-operative Society in Balasore on charges of misappropriating government funds amounting to Rs 19,80,255. The accused, identified as Subal Kumar Sahu, was earlier dismissed from service for allegedly extending benefits to ineligible members...

Baripada: A 35-year-old tribal man allegedly hacked his mother to death, suspecting her of performing witchcraft in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Thursday. The deceased was identified as Raimani Singh (55). The incident took place at Kolarafulia village under Betnoti Police Station Thursday. The accused...

Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has said his government is committed to upgrading the Rourkela airport and expanding Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) as part of a comprehensive plan for the region's industrial and infrastructural growth. Rourkela is known for being a prominent steel...

Bargarh: The Odisha bandh call given by Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) received spontaneous support across this district as business establishments and markets remained closed and vehicular movement came to a standstill from 6 am to 2 pm Wednesday. All government and private establishments remained shut...

Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: The annual blackbuck census in Ghumusar South, Ghumusar North and Berhampur Forest Ranges will begin Thursday. According to reports, altogether 18 units have been formed comprising forest officials and students who have been imparted training on the procedure of the census at a special...

Baripada: A fast-track special court (FTSC) here in Mayurbhanj district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a woman, finding her alone in 2022. The Ad-Hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge, FTSC, Santosh Kumar Nayak, convicted the accused and imposed...

Rayagada/Tikiri: Displaced and project-affected people in the Kashipur block of Rayagada district have launched an agitation, demanding basic civic amenities and a 0.01 per cent equity share in Utkal Alumina International Ltd. Despite more than 18 years of bauxite mining operations at Baphlimali, residents allege...

Bhadrak: A family’s journey from Mayurbhanj to Bhubaneswar on a motorcycle turned tragic as a five-year-old boy died and his parents sustained critical injuries when a pickup van hit their two-wheeler near Dahanigadia on National Highway 16 Wednesday. The crash occurred around 9 am, when...

Sambalpur/Kuchinda: A gupchup vendor was found murdered at Domuhani forest under Kuchinda police limits in Sambalpur district, Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Jagannath Palei, 36, of Khadiapali village. Kuchinda police arrested Rohit Behera, 45, in connection with the case and are questioning him,...

Chhatrapur: Police Wednesday cleared the air over a suspected bomb explosion that occurred in the wee hours of Tuesday at the backyard of the house of G Kamaraju Reddy of Chikalkhandi under Chhatrapur police limits. Chhatrapur SDPO Chandan Kumar Ghadei, along with IIC Sabyasaachi Malla,...