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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has asked all department heads to submit proposals to state recruitment commissions by March 31 for filling up 1,10,557 vacant posts. Majhi had earlier set a target to provide government jobs to 1.5 lakh youths over five years....

Parjang: A youth was brutally hacked to death by a co-villager over suspected past enmity at Basoi village under this police limits in Dhenkanal district on New Year’s Day Wednesday. The victim was identified as Rakesh Sethi and the accused as Saroj Biswal alias Maku,...

Bolangir: Two youths sustained critical injuries after miscreants assaulted them with swords during zero-night celebrations at Tulasinagarpada in this town, Tuesday night. Some others were also rendered hurt after two miscreants tried to run their bike over them before absconding. The injured youths were identified...

Baripada: Tigress Zeenat was brought back to the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Wednesday, nearly three weeks after she left the reserve, an official said. The tigress, which walked into Jharkhand forests December 8 and later entered West Bengal, was brought to...

Nuapada: Residents of 52 villages across three panchayats – Sunabeda, Soseg and Michhapali—within Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district are struggling to fulfil their basic needs, as the benefits of several government schemes fail to reach the forest dwellers residing 36,000 feet above sea level....

Keonjhar: The Kanjhari Dam irrigation project, once considered a successful venture in Keonjhar district to resolve agrarian distress, is now struggling to meet its objectives owing to severe staff shortage and lack of adequate funding. The crisis has led to difficulties in the maintenance and...

Daringbadi: Wildlife have reportedly disappeared from Daringbadi in Kandhamal district due to increasing noise pollution arising out of largescale human activities during this ongoing picnic season, a source said Wednesday. As the tourism season peaks, Daringbadi, a popular hill station, is witnessing a massive influx...

Paralakhemundi: Four days after a man’s decomposed body was found stuffed in a sack at Sita Sagar under Paralakhemundi police limits in Gajapati district, the cops Tuesday arrested four persons and sent them to court, according to the police. Addressing a presser here Tuesday, Gajapati...

Rourkela: The 35th Multi-lingual Drama and Dance Festival was recently organised at the Civic Centre in Rourkela by 'Spandan', a leading cultural association in the state. The festival included drama and dance performances by troupes from various states like Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh,...

Balasore: The prime accused in the assault of two women over allegations that they were attempting religious conversion of some tribal families in Odisha's Balasore district was arrested, police said Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, DIG (Eastern Range) Satyajit Naik said prime accused Badal Panda,...