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Sonpur: More than 100 women staged a protest outside the sub-collector's office in Odisha's Sonpur district Monday, demanding the closure of a liquor shop at Nuapada under Subalaya police limits. According to reports, protesters alleged that the liquor shop was affecting the area's social environment...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday claimed that Odisha was witnessing a "reverse migration" in the wake of job opportunities opening up both in the public and private sectors due to rapid industrialisation in the state. Majhi said this while addressing the 'Nijukti Mela'...

Jharsuguda: A man allegedly caught and bit a cobra after accidentally stepping on it in Karmapada village under Laikera police limits in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district Monday. The incident took place Sunday night when Dharam Singh Khadia was on his way to a field and accidentally...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rainfall is likely in several districts across Odisha over the next week, with the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department issuing yellow warnings. The weather office Monday said that an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas...

Bhadrak: Two brothers were arrested in Odisha's Bhadrak district for allegedly declaring their mother dead in official records and transferring her house and land in their names, police said. The matter came to light after 60-year-old Aisha Bibi of Habib Nagar in the Dhamnagar police...

Kendrapada: Two farmers allegedly consumed poison during a public grievance hearing in Odisha's Kendrapada district Monday, protesting what they claimed was official inaction over crop losses caused by illegal prawn farming, police said. The incident took place when district collector Raghuram R Iyer was hearing...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday approved the promotion of two 1994-batch IPS officers -- Sanjeeb Panda and Yeshwant Kumar Jethwa -- to the rank of Director General, ahead of the selection of a new state police chief, official sources said. A communication...

Eugene: National senior record holder high jumper Pooja Singh failed to live up to the expectations, finishing seventh in the final, as India ended their World Athletics U20 Championships campaign with three medals in Eugene. The 19-year-old Pooja could only clear 1.84m, way below her...

Anugola: Two kanwariyas were swept away by strong currents in the Lingara canal near Tipirisingha in Anugola district while collecting water to offer to Lord Shiva during the holy month of Shravan, officials said Monday. One of the two kanwariyas, identified as Smruti Ranjan, was...

Chhatrapur: Authorities have identified a new site for the proposed bridge over the Rushikulya river, marking progress on a long-pending infrastructure project that is expected to improve connectivity and boost development in Ganjam district. The proposed bridge will originate at Kainchapur and connect to Badasankha...