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Jajpur/Kaliapani: Nearly a decade after the Nagada child deaths, concerns over malnutrition and mysterious illnesses have resurfaced in the mining belt of Sukinda in Jajpur district. Six children of a family from a Juang hamlet in Tikarpada under Kansa panchayat are reportedly suffering from severe...

Rayagada: Hundreds of residents from villages in Kashipur block of Rayagada district and the Sijimali mining-affected region have appealed to the district administration to prevent outside organisations from entering the area and disturbing the peaceful environment of the region. In a representation submitted to the...

Chhatrapur/Ganjam: Two persons, including a cluster resource centre coordinator (CRCC), were killed in a road mishap near Biripur Chhak in Karapada panchayat under Ganjam police limits Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Raghunath Pradhan, 48, a teacher at Gangapur High School and CRCC from Hanspur...

Baliapal: A man of Taladhanda village under Baliapal police limits in Balasore district was arrested late Tuesday night and produced before a court Wednesday on charges of circulating explicit, obscene videos and photographs of his wife on social media. The accused, Biswanath Giri, allegedly used...

Bhawanipatna: Junagarh police in Kalahandi district busted a major motorcycle theft gang and recovered 44 stolen bikes and arrested six persons involved in the racket. The accused, identified as Suraj Kaibarta, 18, Pawan Kaibarta, 23, Akash Kaibarta, 19, all from Gantayatpada in Junagarh; Alok Barik,...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Sasmit Patra Wednesday met Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman and urged the initiation of structured deliberations on bringing petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework. In his detailed representation to Sitharaman, Patra emphasised that the constitutional...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the beginning of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Odisha from July 1, the opposition BJD Wednesday constituted a panel of senior leaders to monitor the appointment of Booth Level Agents (BLAs) across assembly segments. BJD president Naveen Patnaik, in...

Jharsuguda: A 42-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death late Tuesday night after two siblings suspected him of having an extra-marital affair with their mother at Rohidaspada (Nuapada) locality in Sarbahal under Sadar police limits in this district headquarters town, police said. \Police arrested three...

Kuchinda: The SDJM court in Sambalpur district Wednesday finally acquitted three persons nearly 20 years after they were booked for stealing gutkha and cigarettes worth Rs 52 from a betel shop. The theft took place at a betel shop owned by the late Prafulla Sahu...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by four wickets in a rain-interrupted IPL match to keep their playoff hopes alive Wednesday. Sent in to bat, MI, who are already eliminated from playoff race, struggled their way to a modest 147 for 8. MI slipped...