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Sunabeda: Police Sunday seized 12 aero-engine turbine discs from a pickup van and detained its owner at Sunabeda in Koraput district, officials said. According to police, Vinod Kumar Bhatt, deputy manager (SEC) at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), lodged a written complaint with Sunabe da police...

Keonjhar: Truck traffic was halted for several hours Sunday evening on Ra nasal Ghat along the National Highway 520 in the mining-dominated Joda area in this district due to the movement of a herd of elephants on the highway. Incidents like this have become common...

Khajuripada: A 60-year-old man died after falling into a drain near Raghupadar village under this police limits in Kandhamal district, police said Sunday. According to reports, the deceased, identified as Chandra Mani Bhoi, 60, had gone to look for a buffalo when, for reasons unknown,...

Balasore: One person died after being swept away by floodwater in Odisha's Balasore district as over 50 villages remained marooned because of the deluge, officials said Sunday. The flash flood has affected over 50,000 people in four blocks of the district. Maheswar Pila, 24, of...

Bhadrak: A trader suffered bullet injuries after three miscreants opened fire at him in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said Sunday. Bidyadhar Patra, a resident of Belamala village, was returning home on his motorcycle when the assailants suddenly appeared and shot at him before snatching his...

Berhampur: At least 13 cattle were killed and three injured when an unidentified vehicle ran into a herd on the National Highway-16 in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday, an official said. The incident happened near Berhampur's Lanjipalli area. Getting the information, veterinary department officials, police and...

Balasore: One person went missing after being swept away by flood water as over 50 villages remained marooned even as the water level of the Subarnarekha river receded below the danger mark Sunday, officials said. A young man from the Bishnupur gram panchayat area of...

Gudari: Despite winning gold medals in national-level weight lifting competitions in Delhi and Kolkata, 30-year-old Birendra Sabar from Kadama village in Rayagada district continues to battle poverty, awaiting government support to pursue his athletic ambitions. Set to compete in a major weight lifting tournament in...

Balasore: Fakir Mohan University (FMU) Saturday observed International Day of Yoga, 2025 at its Nuapadhi Campus in Balasore. The event was jointly organised by the Department of Sanskrit and the university’s NSS Unit, with support from the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi. A...

Semiliguda: A man stabbed his friend to death for unknown reasons near the Etakana bridge under Semiliguda police limits in the Koraput district, Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Debendra Kundria, 32, of the Lunguri area. Police have detained the accused Kunu Galori of...