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Bhubaneswar: Sadhvi Sail from Goa was crowned winner of Femina Miss India 2026 at a glittering grand finale held at KIIT University, Saturday night. With the title win, she will represent India at the prestigious Miss World pageant. Raj Nandini Pawar from Maharashtra was declared...

Patana/Dhenkikote: A 58-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her nephew over the sharing of ancestral property in Keonjhar district, police said. The incident occurred Friday in Rudhiapada village under Chinamaliposhi panchayat in Patana block. The deceased was identified as Kaushalya Mohanta, wife of...

Sashikant Barik, Co-founder of AcreRise, has been instrumental in transforming Odisha’s residential real estate landscape over the past 16 years, building the brand on a strong foundation of quality, professionalism and customer-first development. Founded by first-generation entrepreneurs Barik and Sheikh Mairajul Haque, AcreRise has evolved...

Sonepur: A 24-year-old youth was shot dead Friday night in Subarnapur district, intensifying concerns over deteriorating law and order and the growing presence of illegal firearms among youths. The incident occurred near the Biramaharajpur Sub-Collector’s Office Square, barely 100 metres from the local police station....

Bargarh: A court in Bargarh district Saturday found a 38-year-old man guilty of raping a mentally unsound minor girl a decade-and-a-half back and sentenced him to undergo 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI). The Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division), Women’s Court, Bargarh convicted...

Bhubaneswar: In a major enforcement drive, Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) Saturday concluded an eviction drive in Shampur mouza under Bharatpur police limits, reclaiming nearly 61.4 acres of government land from illegal encroachment. The operation, carried out over two days, saw intensified demolition activity on the...

Bhubaneswar: Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati Saturday held a meeting with Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh to review and strengthen security arrangements at Lok Bhavan. The meeting came a day after two senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers were allegedly forcibly evicted from the...

Bhubaneswar: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Housing for All Joint Secretary Kuldeep Narayan visited the capital city to review the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0 in the state Saturday. During his visit, Narayan inspected three significant project...

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a 16.6 per cent rise in mangrove cover over the past decade, increasing from 222 sq. km to 259.06 sq. km, according to India State of Forest Report (ISFR) data. Kendrapara district alone has added around 9.43 sq. km of mangroves....

Bhubaneswar/Kandhamal: A wild elephant died after consuming some suspected explosive material in Odisha's Kandhamal district, forest officials said Saturday. The elephant was found dead in the Belghar forest range under the Baliguda forest division in the district Saturday. Getting information, forest officers, including Baliguda DFO...