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Chikiti: A youth went missing Sunday at Sunapur beach in Ganjam district while bathing in the sea with three of his friends. The missing youth has been identified as Amit Pradhan, 18, of Liakhai village under K Nuagaon panchayat in Chikiti block. Despite a search...

Basudevpur: An 8-year-old girl was abducted Saturday night from outside her residence in Radhanathpur Adia village under Chandamani marine police limits of Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district. Police said two unidentified youths were lying in wait on the road in the dark when the girl...

Jeypore: At least 13 girls from the Vejahandi UPS Nodal School hostel in Kundura block of Koraput district had to be hospitalised after being afflicted with diarrhoea Sunday. They were admitted to the district headquarters hospital in Jeypore for treatment. In the past three days,...

Sonepur/Binika: A man from Tulundpali village under Binika police limits of Subarnapur district died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor Sunday. The deceased was identified as Raghu Bhoi, 43, a daily wage labourer in the village. Police said Raghu, who regularly consumed liquor, was found unconscious...

Umerkote: A seven-month pregnant, unmarried minor girl was rescued Saturday by the Umerkote Integrated Child Development Project (ICDS) after her family and the accused boy’s kin refused to shelter her. Police said the 17-year-old girl, a resident of a village under Umerkote police limits, had...

Balasore: Fakir Mohan University Professor Debasish Patra, head of the department of Language and Literature, has been awarded the Bharatiya Bhasha Samman 2025 by the Bharatiya Bhasha Sammilani in Varanasi. Patra was recognised for his contributions to Odia language and literature, as well as his...

Bhawanipatna/Junagarh: The annual Khandabasa festival of Goddess Lankeshwari, the presiding deity of Junagarh in Kalahandi district, was celebrated with grandeur Sunday in the presence of Kalahandi Maharaja Ananta Pratap Deo. Devotees turned out in large numbers for a direct glimpse of the Goddess. At 6:15pm,...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress Sunday launched scathing attacks on the state government over the ongoing “fertiliser crisis” across several districts across Odisha. Speaking to media persons Sunday, senior BJD leader Prasanna Acharya questioned the state government's claims regarding the availability of...

Hangzhou (China): The Indian women's hockey team faltered when it mattered the most, losing 1-4 to China in the final of Asia Cup to miss out on direct qualification for next year's World Cup, in China's Hangzhou Sunday. India drew the first blood through a...

Bhubaneswar: AICC general secretary KC Venugopal Sunday alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has turned into a “department of BJP” and super body for 'Vote chori'. Venugopal said this while talking to media persons after holding meetings with members of the Political Affairs...