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Bhubaneswar: Paradip Port, Odisha’s lone major port, has bagged the prestigious “Major Port of the Year – Non-Containerised Cargo” award at the 15th All India Maritime and Logistics Awards (MALA) 2025. The high-profile ceremony, organised by Exim India, was held in Mumbai August 1 to...

Rayagada: A jackfruit trader, who had been missing for the past three months, was found murdered and buried at a cremation ground in Halua Tota area under Rayagada police limits, officials said Tuesday. The victim, identified as Somanath Jani of Mediput under Nandapur police station...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday advised the officials of the state forest department to show empathy towards tribals and other local people during the enforcement of various forest protection rules. While speaking at the conference of Divisional Forest Officers (DFO) here Tuesday,...

Bhubaneswar/Puri: The Odisha government Tuesday said it was contemplating amending the Shree Jagannath Temple Act, 1955, to make provision for taking spy cameras and taking pictures or video inside the 12th-century shrine in Puri as a cognizable offence with provision of punishment. This was stated...

Kendrapara: More than 1,500 baby saltwater crocodiles have broken out of their eggshells to make their way to water bodies in and around Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park, officials said Tuesday. Bhitarkanika, according to forest officials, houses around 70 per cent of India's estuarine crocodile or...

Berhampur: A 35-year-old man was Tuesday arrested for allegedly duping a realtor of Rs 9 crore through a 'fake' investment scheme in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said. He was arrested based on a complaint lodged at the cybercrime police station here Saturday. The accused allegedly...

Balasore: Three days after four fishermen from Odisha who went missing after venturing into the sea, the body of one of them was recovered off the coast in Balasore district Tuesday, police said. While two others of the group were rescued, the fourth one is...

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha till Tuesday recording two per cent more rainfall than normal during the ongoing monsoon, the state has achieved about 60 per cent progress in planned crop area, a senior official said. The monsoon season, which begins in Odisha from June 1, has...

Bhawanipatna: A 60-year-old man was killed allegedly on suspicion of practising sorcery in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said Tuesday. Four people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder, the police said. The deceased was identified as Raghu Patra of Kandama village under...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha assembly Naveen Patnaik Tuesday condoled the deaths in the devastating flash floods in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi. A cloudburst led to flash floods in the high-altitude villages of Dharali on the way to Gangotri, with the raging waters sweeping away several...