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Baripada: Residents of Khunta block in Mayurbhanj district have alleged gross irregularities in the construction of a road, claiming that the asphalt layer is peeling off barely five days after completion of work. The 9-km-long road from Chapaladihi and Bahalada to Sapanachua under Badapathara panchayat,...

Kendrapara: Forest personnel of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, during the early hours of Saturday, intercepted a mechanised fishing vessel and arrested eight fishermen for illegally fishing inside the designated “no-fishing zone” of the sanctuary. The forest officials seized the vessel along with fish catch, fishing...

Bandhugaon: Five girls fell ill Saturday after consuming rice allegedly contaminated with a lizard at the hostel of Baunshput Government Upper Primary School in Bandhugaon block of Koraput district. According to officials, the hostel houses 99 residents. Leftover rice from Friday night’s dinner was served...

Kendrapara: Odisha Police Saturday took a 14-year-old boy into custody in Kendrapara, after he threatened his school headmaster inside the classroom by allegedly brandishing a country-made revolver. The Class-9 student was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, which sent him to the Probation Hostel-cum-Observation Home...

Malkangiri: Odisha's Malkangiri district administration Saturday withdrew the prohibitory orders imposed in two villages following a violent clash but extended the suspension of internet services across the district till Monday noon, a senior official said. District Collector Somesh Kumar Upadhyay and SP Vinodh Patil H,...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the all-party high-level meeting on the Mahanadi water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh, the opposition BJD Saturday asked the BJP government in the state five questions on the issue. Addressing a press conference here, BJD deputy leader in Odisha Assembly Prasanna Acharya...

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik Saturday announced to forgo the recently hiked salary and allowances and urged the state government to utilise the amount for the welfare of the poor people. Patnaik, as LoP, was entitled to receive a monthly...

Cuttack: India will have strong representation in the finals of various categories at the Odisha Masters 2025 BWF World Tour Super 100 as Isharani Baruah, Women's Singles top seed Unnati Hooda, and Men's Singles second seed Kiran George booked their places in the summit clashes...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to set up at least 58 cold storage units at an investment of Rs 252 crore by 2029-2030, a state minister said. Deputy Chief Minister KV Sigh Deo said the initiative is aimed at establishing a robust cold chain infrastructure...

Bhubaneswar/Keonjhar: A 14-year-old tribal student of Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) was found dead under mysterious circumstances. His family and relatives, who alleged that the class 9 student was "murdered", staged a protest with the body in front of the collector's office in...