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Brahmapur: Former Brahmapur MLA Bikram Kumar Panda appeared at Gosaninuagaon police station for the third time Tuesday in connection with allegations that witnesses in advocate Pitabas Panda's murder case were threatened from inside jail. Panda, who is out on bail in the murder case, was...

Nuapada: Nuapada police have arrested a 32-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly cheating a local resident of more than Rs 35 lakh by promising to secure him a Coca-Cola distributorship in the district. The accused, identified as Dinesh Nayak, son of Pitam bar Nayak of...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Tuesday condemned the alleged attack on the place of worship of a tribal community in Kendujhar district and demanded action against the accused persons. A BJD delegation, led by former minister and the party's tribal cell president Sudam Marandi, visited Basantapura village...

Bhubaneswar: The draft electoral roll for Odisha under the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2027 will be published November 30, while the final electoral roll will be released January 21, 2027, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha, announced Tuesday. The revision will be...

Kandhamala/Ganjam: The search operation at Gidipabali village along the Kandhamala-Ganjam border was suspended Tuesday after seven bodies were recovered from the landslide site, while six people remain unaccounted for. The Kandhamala district collector announced the decision after the families of all six missing persons submitted...

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik Tuesday described the flood in Ganjam district after Cyclone Arnab as "manmade" and demanded accountability for people's suffering due to the BJP government's "lapses" in handling the calamity. In a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, the opposition leader...

Bhubaneswar/Baleshwar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday announced the expansion of the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), bringing an additional 5,05,817 beneficiaries under the scheme, and launched the Unified Pension Management Portal (UPMP) to streamline applications, verification and monthly pension disbursements. CM Majhi launched...

Kendujhar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has strongly condemned the alleged vandalism of a sacred place of worship of the Santhal tribal community at Basantpur village in Kendujhar district, the home district of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and expressed concern over the safety and...

Nabarangpur: A woman allegedly attacked a magistrate, a government lawyer and a court security officer with an iron rod inside the Jharigaon Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court premises in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district, a source said Tuesday. CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced online....

Karlamunda: Despite various government initiatives to improve education and ensure quality teaching, several schools continue to struggle with inadequate infrastructure and teacher shortages. The Government Nodal Upper Primary (UP) School in Karlamunda block of Kalahandi district is a glaring example. Established in 1964, the 62-year-old...