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Kendrapara: This coastal district lacks a major industry with most of the residents earning their livelihood from agriculture. However, toxic effluents discharged by companies spread across four neighbouring districts, have made it living hell for people residing here. These chemicals have turned the waters of...

Khuntuni: The sand bed of the Mahanadi river near Kakhadi under Khuntuni range in Athagarh forest division in Cuttack district has turned into a safe breeding ground for the endangered Indian skimmer or Indian scissors-bill. The birds are also known as 'Panichiri' in local parlance....

Baliguda: In a bizarre incident, police had to face the wrath of some locals during an antidrug crackdown at Barikia under Midiakia panchayat and this police station limits in Ganjam district in the wee hours of Sunday. Police were tipped off that a huge stock...

Rourkela: A team of forest personnel from the Bonai forest division nabbed a transporter while trying to set fire to a jungle, forest officials said Sunday. The accused was identified as Satyanarayan Yadav, 39, a truck owner. The accused was handed over to the police....

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here Sunday night to lead the BJP's campaign for its candidates Monday, officials said. Modi was received by senior BJP leaders including party's Odisha unit president Manmohan Samal and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi at the Biju Patnaik International Airport....

Puri: Congress nominee for Puri assembly seat Uma Ballav Rath was seriously injured Sunday after he was assaulted by unknown miscreants, police said. Rath, who sustained head and body injuries, filed a complaint at Kumbharpada police station. He claimed that while canvassing near the bus...

Cuttack/Sambalpur: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Sunday said amidst conflict and uncertainty in some nations, many countries are seeking friendship with India. Speaking at a gathering focused on 'Viswa Bandhu Bharat' during the second day of his Odisha visit, Jaishankar highlighted India's potential for partnerships...

Bhubaneswar: Severe heatwave conditions scorched Odisha Sunday with the mercury shooting to 45 degrees Celsius in Titilagarh. According to a bulletin issued by the Met Department, 25 places in the state recorded temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was 44.6 degrees Celsius...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP Sunday released its manifesto for the Assembly elections in Odisha, promising 3.5 lakh jobs in five years, cash voucher of Rs 50,000 for women, returning the money people lost by investing in chit fund companies, and procurement of paddy at Rs 3,100...

Bhubaneswar: BJP president JP Nadda Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the culture of politics in India forcing all parties to talk about development. Nadda was addressing a programme in Bhubaneswar where the BJP's manifesto for the Odisha Assembly elections was released. "PM...