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Jharsuguda: In a major breakthrough, Jharsuguda police cracked the high-profile Vinayak Puram Lane dacoity case and arrested 10 persons including two minors in this connection. The eight adult accused have been identified as Sanjay Singh (53), Akash alias Radhakanta Kanhar (38), Ashok Kumar Panda (58),...

Nabarangpur: The incharge headmaster and hostel warden of Kokadi Semala Ashram School in Kosagumuda block have been suspended, while the hostel cook has been dismissed, after authorities discovered that a Class VII student injured in a pressure cooker blast was kept in the hostel for...

Boinda: The headmaster of a school under Thakurgarh police limits in Athamallik block of Angul district was caught Friday night while allegedly transporting two bags of mid-day meal rice in his car. Villagers detained him along with the vehicle and handed them over to the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday said it has initiated the process of setting up 15 new POCSO courts in the eastern state. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said this in the Assembly, while replying to a written question of BJD MLA Chandramani Kanhar. “Steps are being taken...

Berhampur: The Odisha Police Saturday seized 342 mobile phones of different brands worth around Rs 17 lakh and arrested four persons from Ganjam district, officials said. Preliminary investigation suggests that the accused stole the phones from crowded places in the state and outside it, especially...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD and Congress members Saturday walked out of the Odisha Assembly in protest against the cancellation of over eight lakh ration cards of poor people, a charge denied by the state government. The issue was raised in the Assembly through a debate on...

Bhubaneswar: The BSF is committed to eradicating Maoists from Odisha by March 2026, which is a top operational target of the force, a senior officer of the paramilitary force said here Saturday. Speaking to media persons, BSF IG Shiv Aadhar Shrivastava said, “We are conducting...

Puri: The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Saturday set up a committee to examine a viral video by social media influencer Shubhankar Mishra, urging the public to verify facts before disseminating information related to the 12th-century shrine. Collector Dibya Jyoti Parida, SJTA forms panel to...

Bhubaneswar: While addressing the Odisha Assembly Saturday, the Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said more than 17 lakh women have been added to the Subhadra Yojana. A total of 17,83,251 women have enrolled, while 9,36,283 applications were rejected. Of those enrolled, 7,51,479 have received all...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik Saturday claimed the supplementary budget presented by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi lacked any vision and would push the state towards a fiscal deficit situation. Majhi presented a supplementary budget of Rs 17,440 crore in the assembly Friday....