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Sonepur: Police seized a Scorpio SUV loaded with ganja on National Highway-57 under Puintala police limits in Bolangir Wednesday. According to reports, around 3.6 quintals of ganja were recovered from the vehicle (registration number CG 04 QD 4385). The seized contraband is estimated to be...

Sonepur: Police seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 8.47 lakh and arrested two persons following a late-night operation near the State Bank of India’s main branch in Sonepur town, officials said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off about the racket, a police team led by Town...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Residents of several villages surrounding the Kodingamali bauxite mining area in Koraput district have urged the district administration to take steps for the installation of a conveyor belt or some other alternative arrangement for the transport of bauxite, instead of trucks,...

Paralakhemundi: A court in Gajapati district has sentenced a 38-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife following sustained dowry-related harassment. Additional District and Sessions Judge Bibhu Prasad Panda convicted Regati Dhanunjaya, alias Rakoti Dhanunjaya, under Section 302 of IPC and imposed a fine...

Bhubaneswar: Severe coastal erosion has ravaged the prime nesting site of Olive Ridley sea turtles at Nasi-2 Island in the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, raising serious concerns over the disruption and unusual delay in this year’s annual mass nesting. With female turtles yet to turn up...

Phulbani: Tension flared Wednesday following the death of an undertrial inmate lodged in the Phulbani Circle Jail, with the deceased’s family alleging police assault led to his death. The deceased has been identified as Heran Nayak of Penji Sahi. Sources said, Nayak was arrested by...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: The Odisha government Wednesday ordered an investigation after one girl died and over 100 students fell ill after having a meal at a tribal residential school in Mayurbhanj, even as the BJD sought a judicial probe and warned of a 12-hour bandh in the...

Paralakhemundi: Two girl students of a primary school died Wednesday after an iron gate and a supporting pillar collapsed on them in Odisha's Gajapati district, police said. The incident took place at the government primary school at Rubudisingh in Nuagada block when the students were...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: The revenue divisional commissioner of the central division in Odisha Wednesday began a probe into the circumstances that led to over 100 students falling ill and one of them dying after having a meal at a government-run tribal residential school in Mayurbhanj district. On...

Kendrapada: The Odisha government Wednesday effected a two-month ban on fishing off the state's 484-km coast as part of its annual practice to allow unhindered breeding of fishes. The ban on marine fishing until June 14 is likely to adversely affect the livelihoods of the...