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Nuapada: The seven-member team of Odisha Vigilance’s forest wing seized a leopard hide and arrested an alleged poacher in Udyanbandh forest range under Khadial forest division in Nuapada district Tuesday, officials said. The accused, identified as Inayat Ali, a resident of Kumutimunda village under Jadhamunda...

Kuanrmunda: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed after his scooter was hit by a trailer on National Highway 143 near Alexander Government School under Biramitrapur police limits in Sundaragada district. The incident took place late Monday night. The deceased was identified as Batur...

Jaleswar: A 22-year-old mentally challenged woman was allegedly raped at a pump house in Kendukhunta village under Raibania police station in Baleshwar district, police said. The accused, identified as 32-year-old Bula Baskey, a married man and pump operator from the same village, was arrested and...

Kataka Sadar: The state government is yet to compile a list of government schools without their own land, even 18 months after the School and Mass Education department sought the required information from all district education officers (DEOs). Several government schools across Odisha are functioning...

Konark: Tourists visiting the Sun Temple at Konark are facing diffi culties due to the closure of an exit gate near the Navagraha temple, with visitors now forced to use the main gate for both entry and exit. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has...

Rayagada: A court in Odisha's Rayagada district Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his younger brother in 2022. Rayagada District and Sessions Judge Damodar Rath convicted accused Dambu Huika in the murder case and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him,...

Baragada: Vigilance sleuths Tuesday conducted simultaneous searches at the residence and office of Kartikeshwar Behera, Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of Katabahal panchayat under Gaisilet block in Baragada district, acting on allegations of possessing disproportionate assets. The raids uncovered massive holdings, including 35 plots of land,...

Thuamul Rampur: Acting on reports of illegal transportation of migrant workers, a joint team of the Kalahandi district labour department, Regional Transport Office (RTO) and Thuamul Rampur police intercepted a bus headed to Keralam and imposed fines of about Rs 17,000 to Rs 20,000 for...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 256 wild elephants died in Odisha between 2023-24 and 2025-26, including 13 killed by poachers, Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia informed the Assembly Tuesday. Replying to a written question from BJP MLA Durga Prasan Nayak, the minister said 32 persons had...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is examining the issue of providing reservation to OBCs and SEBCs in the upcoming panchayat elections, Panchayati Raj Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said in the assembly Tuesday. Replying to a question by senior BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain on providing 27...