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Sambalpur: The Hirakud reservoir administration reopened four sluice gates Sunday as rising rainfall in the upper catchment increased the inflow of floodwater into the reservoir, which is nearing its maximum storage level. With the latest opening, a total of five sluice gates are now releasing...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government constituted a five-member technical committee to oversee the care of five baby orangutans rescued from Balasore district, officials said Sunday. The baby orangutans are at present kept at the Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar, they said. The panel will assess issues...

Sambalpur: A man wanted in more than 24 criminal cases was injured in an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Sunday, police said. Md Irfan, a resident of Sunapali, was wanted in cases related to dacoity, robbery, theft, burglary and narcotics, Additional...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials Saturday apprehended an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) posted at Khalikote police station in Ganjam district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a person to extend a favour in a case. Vigilance sources said the accused...

Raurkela: Odisha Vigilance arrested Dhaneswar Barad, Excise Superintendent of Raurkela, Saturday after recovering Rs 5 lakh in suspected ill-gotten cash during an interception operation the previous night, officials said. Vigilance officials intercepted a Scorpio bearing registration number OD14-AD-1314 near the Excise Superintendent’s Office at Uditnagar,...

Anandapur: Unable to bear alleged harassment by an officer, an employee of the Ghasipura fire station reportedly threatened to commit suicide by climbing atop the three-storied office building at Shalapada under Anandapur Municipality in Kendujhar district Saturday. The employee, Hemananda Dehuri, was rescued after his...

Bheden: A 60-year-old man was killed allegedly by his younger brother with an iron pipe and an axe near a country liquor shop at Luisira Khaliapali under the Rusuda police outpost in Bheden police limits of Baragada district late Friday night. The deceased was identified...

Bhubaneswar: Jagatsinghpur district has emerged as an important link in the CBI’s probe into an illegal SIM Box network allegedly connected to at least 73 cybercrime cases across India, including ‘digital arrest’ frauds. The agency conducted searches at locations in Jagatsinghpur as part of simultaneous...

Nuapada: Jailer Balaram Bishi Majhi of Nuapada Sub-Jail was suspended Saturday after a prisoner escaped from the correctional facility, officials said. Majhi was suspended for alleged negligence in ensuring security at the sub-jail. The departmental action followed an incident September 7, when prisoner Biswabhihari Majhi,...

DEEPAK MISHRA, OP Kendujhar: The government has introduced several schemes for school education, nutrition and overall development of children. However, despite tall claims of transformation, the ground reality in rural areas presents a different picture. Established July 18, 1959, the Government Primary School at Badabil...