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Keonjhar: Three masked miscreants allegedly looted over Rs 8 lakh from two government officials "at gun point" in Odisha's Keonjhar district Monday, police said. The incident took place near Mukuna Bazaar under Keonjhar Sadar police limits around 10 am when Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of...

Balasore: Six people were arrested Monday for their alleged involvement in an attack on a mining department officer in the Khaira area of Balasore district a couple of days ago, police said. Junior mining officer Abhisekh Behera, posted in the Khaira circle, narrowly escaped unhurt...

Berhampur: A man from Odisha's Ganjam district, who had been working in a company in Russia, was killed and two others suffered injuries in a drone attack by Ukraine in the Moscow region, an official said on Monday. The deceased was identified as 30-year-old A Rameya,...

Kendrapara: Odisha Vigilance Monday caught red-handed a school headmaster in Kendrapara district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a staff member, officials said. The accused, identified as Raghunath Das, was serving as the officiating headmaster of a high school at Chadeiguan near...

Malkangiri: A man died while being shifted to a hospital in Odisha’s Malkangiri district after the motorcycle carrying him reportedly ran out of fuel midway, delaying medical treatment, family members alleged Monday. The deceased was identified as Basanta Khila of Kusumput village under the district....

Bhubaneswar: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will announce Odisha’s Plus II examination results May 20, School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said Monday. Results for Arts, Science, Commerce and Vocational streams will be declared simultaneously. The Plus II examinations were conducted from...

Nandapur: The state government has reduced the fund allocation for the Shri Anna Abhiyan for 2026-27 by 31 per cent, triggering concern among farmers, entrepreneurs and intellectuals in Koraput district, prompting a complaint before the NHRC. The initiative was launched to revive traditional millets such...

Rourkela: The state government has approved the design for the proposed pedestrian bridge over the Brahmani River to connect the Vedavyas Shaivite shrine in Rourkela. Instead of the previously proposed glass suspension bridge, authorities have now decided to construct a modern RCC pedestrian bridge. The...

Nandapur: Police demolished an illegal country liquor brewing unit operating from the house of a former panchayat samiti member under Nandapur police limits in Koraput district and arrested the accused, officials said Sunday. The accused was identified as Ramesh Bisoi, 54, of Bhimariput village, a...

Digapahandi: A 42-year-old man died of suspected heatstroke while working on a farmland in Ganjam district Sunday, police said. The deceased, identified as Raghunath Gouda of Jharipadar village under Digapahandi block, had gone to work on a farmland near his village with his parents Sunday...