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Baripada: Seven sniffer dog squads have been deployed in Similipal in the last three years to curb poaching, even as the Forest department has intensified patrolling in the biosphere reserve. Addressing a presser, Regional Chief Conservator of Forests (RCCF) and Field Director of the Tiger...

Balasore: People in villages within a 2.5 km radius of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) will be evacuated to designated shelters for safety reasons as part of preparations for a missile trial from Launch Complex 3 at Chandipur, a DRDO base, March 26 (Wednesday). A...

Phulbani: A dawn-to-dusk bandh was observed at the block headquarters town of Tikabali in Odisha's Kandhamal district Tuesday, demanding action over the recent alleged gangrape and murder of a minor girl. The bandh call was given jointly by the ‘Banik Sangha', ‘Nari Surakshya', ‘Mahila Mahasangha'...

Dhenkanal: At least three labourers were killed and another was injured Tuesday when they were run over by a road roller after being hit by a truck at a construction site in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, police said. The accident took place near Rekula village under...

Berhampur: At least 48 Olive Ridley turtles, which were tagged with metallic flipper by the Zoological Survey India (ZSI) during the 2021-23 period on the Odisha coast, returned to the Rushikulya river in Ganjam district to lay eggs in the last three days, officials said...

Rourkela: The lack of local employment opportunities in Rourkela continues to force skilled graduates of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) and several private engineering and vocational colleges located in Steel City to seek jobs outside Odisha. A proposed incubation centre at the Software Technology...

Berhampur: Cybercriminals defrauded a man of Rs 11 lakh in Berhampur on the pretext of securing a job for him at a US-based company, police said. The victim, a 44-year-old resident of Raghupatinagar under Bada Bazar police limits in Berhampur, was deceived by two cyber...

Berhampur: Ganjam District and Sessions Judge Rupashree Chaudhary Monday convicted a man for killing 67-year-old Ranka Sethi and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Sethi was murdered December 11, 2023, in the second lane of Gandhinagar area under the jurisdiction of Town police station. The incident...

Baripada: A gunfight erupted between poachers and Forest officials during a joint raid in the southern division of the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district. The confrontation escalated as the poachers opened fi re at the Forest offi cials. The Forest personnel narrowly escaped harm,...

Patana: An 18-month-old baby boy drowned in a water-filled bucket at Silida village under Turumunga police limits in Keonjhar district Monday. The deceased child was identified as Abhijit Behera, son of Jiten Behera from Behera Sahi in the village. Family members and villagers rushed him...