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Kendrapara: Police Wednesday arrested six persons, including a 20-year-old engineering student, in Odisha's Kendrapara for looting the house of a retired doctor by posing as vigilance officials, police said. According to Derabish police station inspector-in-charge Ambika Prasad, the accused were arrested after a special squad...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has cancelled the main examination for the posts of RI, ARI, ICDS Supervisor, and Amin, which was scheduled to be held from August 1. The OSSSC issued a notification in this regard Wednesday. The examination was scheduled...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday announced the extension of free kitchen facilities for flood-affected people in three districts and claimed that no lives were lost in the calamity. Accompanied by Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj,...

London: Injured skipper Ben Stokes and lead pacer Jofra Archer will not be part of the fifth and final Test against India, starting here from Thursday, as England made three changes to their playing XI for the series-deciding game. The hosts lead the series 2-1...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will release the third instalment of Rs 5,000 financial assistance under the Subhadra Yojana to over 1 crore women beneficiaries August 9 in Koraput district, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said in Bhubaneswar Wednesday. Subhadra Yojana, an ambitious women welfare scheme of...

Berhampur: Family members of an 80-year-old social activist donated his body and eyes to the government-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Berhampur Tuesday, officials said. Duryodhan Nayak, a resident of Manikapur under Ganjam district's Dharakote block, died due to age-related ailments Monday evening....

Koraput: Tension is rising in Semiliguda town as reports emerge of increasing illegal settlements by migrant groups in the area. Local residents and authorities have voiced concern over the rapid, unregulated encroachment on public and forest lands by unregistered individuals, many of whom are believed...

Rayagada: A women self-help group (WSHG) in Rayagada district has successfully cultivated dragon fruit and set an example of rural entrepreneurship and agricultural innovation under the Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM). The members of Maa Nanda Ganda WSHG in Gogupadu panchayat under Ramanaguda block were encouraged...

Nandapur: Potato cultivation under the state government's Potato Mission has taken a hit in Koraput district due to two months of torrential rainfall. Moreover, the topography of the district and poor network connectivity in rural areas have only added to the miseries of the farmers...

Sonepur: Sonepur police Tuesday arrested five people and seized over 4.31 quintals of ganja concealed inside a 24-ton load of cashew shells being transported in a truck from Boudh district to Bihar. The contraband, cultivated in the forest regions of Kandhamal and Boudh, was hidden...