Koraput: Odisha Police arrested a notorious criminal and invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against him, while also busting a major ganja smuggling racket in Koraput district, a senior officer said Wednesday. The police arrested five persons, including a wanted ganja trafficker, and seized two...
Koraput: A transgender priest and a mason, suspected to be in a romantic relationship, were found hanging from a tree near a temple in Odisha's Jeypore town Wednesday, police said. The incident took place near Kanak Durga temple in Gopabandhu Nagar in Jeypore town police...
Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded before the Odisha Congress headquarters here after a jatra (traditional theatre) personality was denied entry to join the party. Ananta Narayan Dhal, proprietor of a jatra party, said he came to join the party after being inspired by Rahul Gandhi's Bharat...
Baripada: Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district will reopen for tourists from October 18, an official said here on Wednesday. The tiger reserve was closed for tourists from June 30 due to the monsoon, the STR official said. According to the notification issued...
Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested 684 gamblers and seized over Rs 28.32 lakh in a month-long special drive conducted in Ganjam district during the festival period of September 15 to October 14. Besides the cash, police have also seized 230 mobile phones and 35 motorcycles...
Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced that former minister and prominent woman leader Snehangini Chhuria will be the party's candidate for the Nuapada Assembly bypoll. I wish to declare that Snehangini Chhuria, a strong leader from western Odisha, has served in our BJD ministry...
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday raised strong objections over Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's phone conversation video with the Durgapur gang rape victim being made public. Senior leaders of Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD), the women's wing of the BJD, at a press...
Bhubaneswar: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar and Simulator Development Division (SDD) of the Indian Army have signed an MoU to collaborate on advanced research, training, and innovation in Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, and other emerging technologies. The MoU...
Balasore: A fire in a four-storey supermarket in Odisha's Balasore town Wednesday damaged the structure, officials said. However, no casualty was reported in the fire at the building along the FM College Road, they said Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the...
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