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Cuttack/Baripada: Toll collection at the Jharpokharia Toll Plaza on National Highway-49 in Mayurbhanj district was challenged through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition at the Orissa High Court citing the dangerous and unsafe condition of an adjoining stretch of the highway. The petition was filed...

Hatadihi: Hatadihi Block Chairperson Savitri Sethi has been accused of verbally abusing the Block Development Officer (BDO). Sources said tension gripped the Hatadihi block office in Keonjhar district two days ago following allegations that a junior engineer had attempted to attack Anandapur BJD MLA Abhimanyu...

By NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Following the recent crash of an India One aircraft in Rourkela, concerns over air travel safety have increased across Odisha. Advocate Ajit Patra Friday called for the government to introduce double-engine aircraft operations at Jeypore Airport to enhance safety and...

Koraput: Tall claims of the government’s rural focus falls flat when it comes to the road connectivity to Dumuriguda village under Gadiguda gram panchayat in Koraput Sadar block in the district, according to a report. Villagers alleged that despite repeated memorandums to the district administration...

Digapahandi: Acting on a tip-off, police busted a major gambling den operating in a forest near Janghama village under Digapahandi police limits of Ganjam district and arrested 26 persons, officials said Sunday. The raid was carried out Saturday evening by a special squad led by...

Gunupur: A picnic outing turned tragic Sunday when a man drowned while bathing in Sana River near Nungurutal under Gunupur police limits in Rayagada district, police said. The deceased was identified as Jagannath Mishra, 35, of Gunupur town. According to police, seven youths from the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday inaugurated a trauma care centre and OPD building at Sambalpur district headquarters hospital. Majhi, who was on a two-day visit to the western district, inaugurated the medical facilities set up at a total cost of Rs 21.28...

Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested three burglars involved in five theft cases and recovered looted properties over Rs 35 lakh from them in Ganjam district, police said Sunday. The accused persons have been identified as Chintu Sethy (28), the prime accused, Deepak Kumar Pattanaik (33)...

Sambalpur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday laid the foundation stone for a mega water supply project worth Rs 451.24 crore with the aim to provide 24-hour safe drinking water to the people of Sambalpur city. CM Majhi laid the foundation stone in Sambalpur...

Bhubaneswar/Rourkela: Two passengers injured in the emergency crash landing of a small aircraft near Rourkela in Odisha were airlifted to Mumbai for treatment, while another injured person is under ventilator support, a senior official said Sunday. At least six people, including two pilots, were injured...