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Bhadrak: Odisha’s livestock sector, a key source of livelihood for many rural and landless families, is reeling under a severe shortage of animal aid centres and livestock inspectors. With more than 40% of posts lying vacant, many centres are either non-functional or overstretched, leaving farmers...

Hatadihi: Residents of Karagola in Ambho panchayat ended their two-day protest outside the Anandapur sub-collector’s office in Keonjhar Saturday after authorities launched a crackdown against illegal sand mining from the Baitarani riverbed. A team comprising the district mining officer, tehsildar, SDPO, police IIC, the enforcement...

Malkangiri: Three persons were killed and another sustained critical injuries after two motorcycles collided head-on near Tekaguda village under Korukonda police limits in Malkangiri district Saturday morning. According to reports, around 8:30 am, Mohan Majhi (26), and his relative Madhu Jani of Suliya Colony in...

Bhanjanagar: A high-level committee led by Bhanjanagar MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak conducted a survey to identify an alternative route for Kalinga Ghat, which has remained blocked for over a month following landslides. The move comes as the existing road is yet to be restored, and...

Anandapur: A court here in Anandpur Saturday sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of four brothers in Panchugochhia village under Anandapur police limits in Keonjhar district in 2002. According to case records, in July 2002, villagers Dhaneswar Ojha and Damodar Ojha...

Mahakalapara: A 4-year-old boy reportedly died Saturday after accidentally falling into a burning chullah during preparations of food for a death anniversary feast at Pareshwarpur village under Mahakalapara block in Kendrapada district. The deceased, Omkar Pradhan, reportedly slipped and fell into the burning chullah during...

Udala: An engineering diploma student identified as Soumit Kumar Patra of the Murugabadi area in Baripada reportedly drowned at Tunki Waterfall under Khunta police limits in Mayurbhanj, authorities said. According to police, Soumit had visited the waterfall with a friend. He went into the water...

Nuapada: Candidates of the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress Saturday filed their nomination papers for the by-election to the Nuapada Assembly seat in Odisha. BJP candidate Jay Dholakia and Congress nominee Ghasiram Majhi submitted two sets of papers each, an official said. Accompanied by...

Baripada: The Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Mayurbhanj reopened for tourists Saturday, after remaining shut during the monsoon months, an official notification said. The STR, spread over 2,759 sq km, was closed from June 30 to October 17. Rare melanistic tigers, the Royal Bengal Tiger,...

Nuapada: Nuapada town in Odisha is set to witness an intense high-profile campaign ahead of the bypoll November 11, with the BJP, Congress and BJD lining up an array of heavyweight leaders, including three Chief Ministers, three former CMs and three Union ministers, to woo...