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 Chhatrapur: Hundreds of workers at Gopalpur Port in Ganjam district staged a protest in front of the port gate Tuesday, demanding equal pay for equal work and compliance with labour laws. Under the banner of ‘Ganjam Operators and Drivers Mazdoor Sangha’, the protesting workers alleged...

Malkangiri: Odisha vigilance department Tuesday arrested a junior engineer of a power distribution company while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a brick factory owner in Malkangiri district, an official statement said. The vigilance officers seized the bribe money from the accused, it said. A...

Rourkela: An 18-year-old Maoist from Jharkhand surrendered before Odisha Police here Tuesday, a senior officer said. The surrendered Maoist was identified as Umblen Honhaga alias Prabhu, a local guerrilla squad member (LGSM) of the CPI(Maoist). He is a resident of Halamuli village in Chhotanagra police...

Balasore: President Droupadi Murmu Tuesday urged students of Fakir Mohan University to help those left behind in the developmental journey. Addressing the convocation ceremony of the institute in Balasore, she said that a society's growth lies in the progress of everyone. She said that the...

Bolangir: Police have detained five juvenile students after a ninth-grade girl reported being gang-raped at a school in Bolangir district, reports said. The alleged assault occurred after tuition classes at a school under the jurisdiction of the Turekela police station. The case came to public...

Ganjam: The ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana’ scheme was formally launched Wednesday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the scheme at the Taratarini Temple in Ganjam during his visit. On the occasion, a mass wedding ceremony for 200 couples was organised. Ahead of the launch, the...

Balasore: President Droupadi Murmu visited Fakir Mohan University Tuesday, marking her first-ever visit to the institution. She was accorded a warm welcome and felicitation by the district administration and the university authorities amid tight security arrangements. The President landed at the helipad inside the university...

Jajpur: President Droupadi Murmu visited Biraja temple in Jajpur district Tuesday morning to perform the 'pinda daan' ritual. Elaborate security arrangements have been made at the temple, with about 600 security personnel deployed for the presidential visit, officials said. Murmu performed the 'pinda daan' ritual...

Dhenkanal: A farmer has alleged assault, intimidation and ‘illegal’ deductions (katni-chhatni) during paddy procurement at a mandi under Gadashila Society in Odapada block of Dhenkanal district. According to the complaint, farmer Sudhakar Parida was threatened and subjected to heavy “deduction” from his paddy, and was...

Bhadrak: Unregulated mechanisation in agriculture is fast emerging as a serious threat to straw-dependent livelihoods in Bhadrak district, where the widespread use of paddy harvesting machines has sharply reduced the availability of paddy straw. Farmers, facing high labour costs and tight harvesting windows, have increasingly...