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Balasore: Months after her son’s suicide, an Anganwadi worker allegedly killed herself by hanging at Hansipatna village under Atapur panchayat under Soro block of Balasore district, Monday. The deceased identified as Sabita Mohanty, 40, is suspected to have taken the extreme step after being depressed...

Bargarh/Barpali: Vigilance sleuths Monday arrested Balamukunda Pradhan, the headmaster of Kusanpuri High School under Barpali police limits in Bargarh district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 14,000 from a functionary of one local women self-help group (WSHG) to process a file for...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Monday deployed seven teams of state disaster response force in vulnerable forests to combat wildfire. On the request of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, the Office of Special Relief Commissioner deployed Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams in Baliguda,...

Phulbani: The special task force (STF) of Odisha Police arrested a ganja peddler from Tikabali, a small town in Kandhamal district, the police said. The 25-year-old accused, who was absconding, was arrested Sunday during a raid conducted by STF with the help of Kandhamal district...

Bhubaneswar: BJD's Puri Lok Sabha candidate and former IPS officer Arup Patnaik Monday fell ill due to scorching heat while campaigning near Pipili town. Patnaik, a former Mumbai police commissioner, was rushed to a nearby hospital and then to the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar where...

Bhubaneswar: Twelve members of different royal families in Odisha are contesting the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections seeking votes of commoners. Elections to the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha and 147 Assembly segments will be held simultaneously in the state from May 13 to...

Kendrapara: Officials have reported an increase in the population of mangrove pitta birds during the latest bird census at Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district. Forest officials Sunday released the mangrove pitta bird census report, which pegged their population at 218. This marks an...

Keonjhar: Once famous for its pleasant climate, this natural environment-rich district has now become a hot cauldron. The heat has not only affected people but also wild animals as they are suffering under the scorching sun. To compound their problems, most of the water bodies...

Kendrapara: Despite the recent boat mishap in which eight persons lost their lives in the Jharsuguda district, people continue to use this mode of transport from 63 ferry ghats in this district. Most of these boats do not have an adequate number of life jackets...

Koraput/Damanjodi: The rampant spread of wildfire in the forests of Koraput district has posed a serious threat to the survival of wild animals and forced them to stray into human habitats, a report said. Lack of awareness is stated to be the reason behind the...