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Nuapada: Diamond deposits have been discovered in Odisha’s Nuapada district, with initial findings reported from Kalamidadar, Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena informed the Assembly Thursday. He said technical, economic and other related assessments of the deposit are currently underway. The minister also said indications of...

Kendrapara: A court Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl, which led to her getting pregnant. The POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 53-year-old convict, non-payment of which would lead to the jail...

Kendrapara: About 30 people fell ill after consuming dalma allegedly contaminated by a poisonous snake in Pattamundai Municipality, Kendrapara district. The incident occurred in Ward No. 10, where food was prepared for around 400 people during a Bhagavata Saptaha late Wednesday night. A snake was...

Bargarh: 'Basantika Navaratra' festival began at the temple of Maa Samaleswari in Bargarh Thursday, coinciding with 'Chaitra Amavasya'. On the first day, devotees offered prayers and lit an akhand dipa (Eternal Flame) as part of traditional rituals. The deity was adorned in the form of...

Kesinga: Kalahandi MP Malvika Devi has raised an 18-point charter of demands in Lok Sabha, seeking major railway infrastructure revamp across Kalahandi and neighbouring districts. Speaking in the Lower House Tuesday, Devi called for new rail projects benefiting Kalahandi, Nuapada, Nabarangpur and Bolangir districts. Among...

Pattamundai: More than 13 schoolchildren were injured after a van carrying students overturned near Andhara Veterinary Hospital in Kendrapara district Wednesday morning. The van, transporting students of Sudhananda Public School at Amrutmanohi under Pattamundai police limits, reportedly lost control and flipped over. Locals rushed to...

Bolangir: Indian gas carrier ‘Nandadevi’ has safely returned from the conflict-hit Middle East, drawing widespread attention for the role played by its Odia captain, Dheeraj Agrawal. Captain Agrawal, a native of Kantabanji in Bolangir district, has been widely praised for his leadership, patience and courage...

Bhawanipatna: A sudden Nor’wester turned deadly in Kalahandi district Tuesday evening, leaving one person dead and another critically injured after a tree collapsed on their motorcycle. The incident occurred at Bachhi under Kalampur police limits when Rabishankar Majhi was travelling to Kumjor along Bijamara canal...

Chhatrapur: A wildfire spread rapidly across a hill forest near Landabaunsa under Chhatrapur block Wednesday morning, causing damage to several shrubs and medicinal plants at the onset of the summer season, villagers said. Residents alleged that despite being informed, forest officials reached the spot nearly...

Berhampur: The Odisha Police Wednesday arrested four persons, including two brothers, Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a 45-year-old woman and three youths by tying them to an electric pole on suspicion of theft in Ganjam district. The accused are residents of Bhetanai village under Kotinada police...