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Baripada: Cancer cases are rising steadily in Mayurbhanj district, sparking concern among health officials, public representatives and residents, with doctors attributing much of the increase in case load to tobacco consumption, particularly among young people and students. According to district health data, 2,536 cancer patients underwent...

Bhubaneswar: Rampant encroachment, indiscriminate waste dumping and prolonged administrative neglect have pushed the Mahanadi river and its tributary, the Gobari, into severe ecological decline in Kendrapada district, environmental experts and activists alleged at a district-level consultation held here Monday. The consultation, titled “Mahanadi – Life...

Kendujhar: An archery academy project in Kendujhar district has run into a green controversy with villagers alleging that hundreds of trees were uprooted in violation of forest norms during site development. The academy is being constructed on about 5.5 acres of land at Ramchandrapur mouza...

Rayagada: A Test Identification (TI) parade of 24 accused was conducted Monday at the Bissam Cuttack sub-jail in connection with the mob violence case at Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district. The parade was held before Judicial Magistrate First Class Pooja Jain, during which the survivor identified...

Champua: A notorious history-sheeter reportedly an inter-state criminal sustained critical injuries when police fired at him in retaliation during an encounter in a forest under Champua police limits in Kendujhar district early Monday. The accused, identified as Md Nafis, sustained a bullet injury to his...

Tihidi: A young man from Arjunabindha village under Pirahat police limits in Bhadrak district allegedly lost Rs 25,000 to a cyber fraudster who posed as a Crime Branch superintendent of police. The victim, Trilochan Jena, alleged that the caller falsely claimed he was a Crime...

Nayagada: A 24-year-old man was allegedly abducted and beaten to death in an incident linked to a suspected kangaroo court in Nayagada district, with police launching an investigation and detaining several people for questioning. The victim, Abhimanyu Sahu of Dalimbamada village under Nayagarh Sadar police...

Boinda: A 64-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death with an axe while he was asleep at his home in Anugola district Monday. Police arrested the accused, and seized the weapon used in the crime. The deceased was identified as Kashinath Nayak (64), while the...

Bhubaneswar: Marking Van Mahotsav Week 2026, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Monday launched a large-scale Miyawaki afforestation drive on the OUAT campus behind the old Baramunda Bus Stand, planting 5,000 saplings as part of its urban greening initiative. The plantation drive was inaugurated by Housing...

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha cadre IAS officer V K Pandian Monday said that he visited the earthquake-hit Venezuela and met President Delcy Rodriguez, and shared the eastern state's disaster preparedness. Pandian had joined the then-ruling BJD around six months before the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections and...