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Bhubaneswar: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in Odisha will begin in the first week of September, after a gap of 24 years, officials said Thursday. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) RS Gopalan said Monday that the commission is focused on ensuring the integrity...

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: A team of doctors from SCB Medical College and Hospital, Odisha’s premier government-run health unit, Monday flew to the far-flung Malkangiri district on the southernmost tip of the state to provide critical healthcare facilities as part of the air health service under the Mukhyamantri...

Chhatrapur: Ganjam police district has emerged as the top performer in the state during the recently concluded Operation Garuda, a special enforcement drive carried out from August 1 to 16, officials said. Under the directive of Superintendent of Police Subhendu Kumar Patra, the crackdown targeted...

Malkangiri: A portion of the boundary wall of Malkangiri airport collapsed again Monday following heavy overnight rain in the district. About 30 feet of the wall gave way, marking the third such incident since the airport’s inauguration one-and-a-half years ago. The repeated collapses have raised...

Jharsuguda: Panic has gripped fringe villages of Jharsuguda district after fresh tiger pugmarks were spotted in the Bagdihi forest range Monday morning. According to reports, villagers in Bhukalapada, Ganjudihi, Karlakhman and Jammamal noticed the pugmarks and immediately alerted forest officials. A Forest department team confirmed...

Balasore: Achieving a rare feat, a girl from the Didayi tribal community of Malkangiri district, who dreamed of becoming a doctor, has cracked the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Champa Raspada, a resident of Amlibeda village in Muduliguda, has become the first woman from...

Bhubaneswar: The Sixth State Finance Commission Monday submitted its interim report to the Odisha government, making various recommendations on providing grants to local bodies, officials said. An SFC team headed by Chairman Arun Kumar Panda met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and submitted the report,...

Bargarh: Calling the ruling BJP "anti-farmer," opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday held a farmers' rally in Bargarh, Odisha's rice bowl, demanding a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 3,100 per quintal for paddy, simplification of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) norms, and an...

Phulbani: Following the recent recovery of over 9 tons of explosives and 4,000 detonators from Kandhamal district, the Odisha Police Monday said it was suspecting a nexus between the Maoist groups and mining companies. Additional Director General (ADG), Anti-Naxal Operation, Sanjeev Panda said the explosives...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Urban District Police Monday arrested an auto-rickshaw driver for allegedly abusing a minor girl inside his vehicle earlier this month, an officer said. According to the police, the incident took place August 8 when the victim and her friend had hired an...