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Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at strengthening Public Distribution System (PDS), the state government is set to issue new ration cards to eligible beneficiaries under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS). The initiative follows a recent drive to weed...

Patnagarh: In a shocking incident, a 25-yearold woman working as a nurse at a government hospital was allegedly beaten to death by her husband over dowry demands at Nehenabandh village under Patnagarh police limits in Bolangir district, Friday. The police have registered a murder case...

Sundargarh: Amidst allegations of illegal coal mining and smuggling in Odisha's Sundargarh district, the state government Friday dispatched two ministers to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry. Steel and Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena and Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia inspected the sites...

Bhubaneswar/ Jharsuguda: A flight carrying 178 passengers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary PK Mishra, was diverted to Bhubaneswar airport Friday after the aircraft was unable to land at Jharsuguda due to cracks on the runway, officials said. Mishra, who was on the way...

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Bantala: Two days after two women were trampled to death by a wild elephant in Bargarh district, a 60-year-old man was killed in a jumbo attack Thursday at Kanja village in the Bantala forest range of Angul district. The deceased, identified as Somanath Behera, had...

Pottangi: Residents of the border villages in Pottangi block of Odisha's Koraput district are facing confusion due to overlapping administrative activities by Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Officials from neighboring Andhra Pradesh March 31 visited Kotia panchayat to conduct Aadhaar KYC updates by assembling residents in...

Bhadrak: At least seven persons, including three women, were injured after miscreants hurled crude bombs at them in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Kampada village within Tihidi police limits late Wednesday night. Police said two unidentified persons arrived on...

Kendrapara: Tagged at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on the Odisha coast around four years ago, an Olive Ridley Turtle swam around 3,600 km through the Bay of Bengal before being spotted at a Maharashtra beach, a senior Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) scientist said. The turtle,...

Baripada: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday announced that the state would receive a huge impetus in terms of industrial development as Rs 7,000 crore will be invested in 10 new industrial projects lined up for the Mayurbhanj district. Speaking at the PM Vishwakarma –...