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Bhubaneswar: A review meeting via video conferencing was held here Thursday, chaired by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, to assess the current status and progress of Kharif season paddy procurement underway in the state. Senior officials, along with district Civil Supply...

PRAVAT PANIGRAHI, OP Khurda: At least 149 students and seven private educational institutions have been booked for allegedly obtaining post-matric scholarships by submitting forged income and caste certificates, officials said. Acting on the Khurda Collector’s directions, the District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) lodged a written...

Rourkela: A juvenile Maoist who had been active for years in the Saranda and Kolhan regions along Odisha border surrendered before Rourkela police Thursday and joined the mainstream, officials said. A 9mm carbine was seized from his possession. Addressing a news conference at the Rourkela...

Malkangiri/Kalimela: A 51-year-old tribal man was brutally hacked to death with an axe over suspected witchcraft and sorcery at Us Kapali village under Kalimela police limits in Malkangiri district, Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Muka Padiami, a resident of Usakapali village. According to...

Umerkote: A 4-year-old girl was killed, and two other children were seriously injured after a wall collapsed on them while they were playing on the verandah of a house under Umerkote police limits in Nabarangpur district Thursday, police said. The incident occurred at Kamabandha village...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday generated investment intent worth around Rs 38,700 crore on the first day of its two-day investors' meet in Hyderabad, an official statement said. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the opening day of the meet, as well as a roadshow organised by...

Baliguda: A tragic incident occurred Thursday in Gochhapada village under Baliguda police station in Kandhamal district, where a woman died after being struck by a falling papaya. The deceased was identified as Chandrakala Digal, a resident of the village. According to reports, Chandrakala was plucking...

Bhubaneswar: Tata Power Thursday reaffirmed their decision to levy additional security deposit (ASD) on electricity bills, despite widespread protests by consumers across Odisha, officials said. During the day, youth and student wings of the opposition BJD staged demonstrations outside the Tata Power offices here, demanding...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has approved the construction of 235 new hostels for tribal and other backward class students, SC and ST Development Minister Nityanand Gond said Thursday. Gond made the announcement while addressing the inaugural session of the three-day state-level ‘Sargiful' festival, organised under...

Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Thursday lodged a police complaint against the head of Kolkata-based ‘Argentina football fan club', alleging that the individual made objectionable remarks against him, a senior officer said. Ganguly, in his complaint emailed to the Cyber Cell of the...