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Chhatrapur: In a major push towards industrial expansion in state, about 8,000 acres of the historic salt pans in Ganjam district, including areas in Humma and the Surala-Sumandi plains near the Bahuda River, are set to be acquired by the Central government. According to reports,...

Bonai: A student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, was killed while a girl student riding pillion sustained critical injuries after a speeding dumper coming on the wrong side hit their scooter from the front at Samardari Chhak on National Highway-143 under Lahunipada...

Jajpur: At least five people have been arrested by police for allegedly poisoning a man to death in Odisha's Jajpur district, an officer said Saturday. Police arrested them after an autopsy report revealed that the 39-year-old deceased Santosh Malik was poisoned to death. "Police arrested...

Koraput: Odisha Police Saturday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the illegal hashish oil trade racket operating from an island in Koraput district, from where narcotic drugs worth Rs 225 crore were seized two days ago, an officer said Saturday. The police...

Bhubaneswar: Social media users have raised concerns over the absence of Odia script for major towns in Odisha on Google Maps, noting that cities in several other states display names in both English and the respective regional language. The user in his post on the...

Kendrapara: The wife of a 53-year-old farmer from Kendrapara district has alleged that her husband died due to “repeated harassment and negligence at a mandi and rice mill”, and demanded a high-level judicial inquiry and Rs 20 lakh compensation. Bharati Nayak, wife of Trilochan Nayak...

Buguda: Illegal fishing, withdrawal of security and prolonged neglect have pushed hundreds of rare turtoises to the brink of extinction at Neela Pokhari in Golia village of Ganjam district, popularly known as Odisha’s second Indradyumna Sarovar. Despite a ban on fishing, nets are routinely cast...

Mahakalapara: More than 500 cashew trees have been swallowed by the Mahanadi River due to tidal ingress along the coastal belt of Mahakalapara block in Kendrapara district. Environmental activist Subhas Swain said more than 500 of the 5,000 cashew trees along the Mahanadi near Bahakud...

Phulbani: A constable was allegedly stabbed in broad daylight near Sai Mandir in the heart of Phulbani town Friday in what police described as an attempt to murder. Police have arrested two persons in connection with the attack. The injured constable has been identified as...

New Delhi/Chandipur: The Defence Ministry Friday said three flight trials of a very short-range air defence missile system were conducted successfully from Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. It said the trials were carried out to revalidate the capability of the VSHORADS (Very ShortRange Air...