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Boudh: Police in Boudh district have destroyed 83.79 tonnes of seized cannabis, valued at around Rs 419 crore, completing 100 per cent of the district’s disposal target under Operation Dahan, officials said. Of the total 83,790.155 kg destroyed in four phases, 71,131.555 kg was disposed...

Jajpur: Odisha police have registered two separate FIRs in connection with the attack on BJD leader Pranab Balabantray allegedly by supporters of Independent MLA Himanshu Sekha Sahoo October 4 night in Odisha's Jajpur district, an officer said Monday. While one complaint has been received from...

Brahmapur: Drug inspectors in Odisha's Ganjam district have been directed to take stringent action against the sale of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kits and other abortion pills without prescriptions, officials said Monday. The move is aimed at protecting women's health, curbing illegal abortions and...

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Odisha Monday paid tributes to martyr Baji Rout, who sacrificed his life fighting against the British at the age of 12 in Dhenkanal district, on his birth anniversary, with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi remembering his indomitable courage and...

Bhubaneswar: Following the announcement of students' union elections in Odisha, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj Monday appealed to students to participate in the campus polls as part of student democracy, while ensuring free and fair participation without resorting to violence. “Look, my earnest appeal to...

Kendrapada: A tattoo in Odia script on her hand helped establish the identity of a 70-year-old woman who had been separated from her family for decades, and reunite her with her relatives in Odisha's Kendrapada district. Pramila Malik, a resident of Baluria village, was traced...

Thuamul Rampur: A block-level public hearing on the social audit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was held at the Panchayat Samiti conference hall in Thuamul Rampur of Odisha’s Kalahandi district Monday, but the absence of senior officials and the poor...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha Vigilance Department officers Monday detected two multi-storey buildings, a five-acre farmhouse and 20 high-value plots during raids on the properties of a government engineer, officials said. Acting on an allegation of possession of disproportionate assets (DA) to his known sources of income, vigilance...

Bhubaneswar: Students' union elections will be held in colleges across Odisha October 15 after an eight-year gap, with the official notification laying down eligibility criteria for students seeking to contest the polls. As per the schedule issued by the Higher Education Department, colleges and universities...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched what it described as India's first dedicated incentive portal for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) to attract investment and promote business tourism in the state, an official said. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who also holds the tourism...