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Koraput: A contractor was arrested for allegedly defrauding many Semiliguda residents of Rs 40 lakh by promising house construction and supply of building materials, police said Friday. The accused, Upendra Mohanty of Saraswati Nagar, Semiliguda, reportedly collected money from locals under false pretenses, then disappeared....

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has upheld an order of the lower court declining the DNA test of a man, observing that “directing for DNA test of the child on the face of admission of the mother would be an insult to her motherhood and...

Bhubaneswar: Law, Works, and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan inspected the status of the under-construction road from Sundarpada to Jatni here Friday, and instructed the contractors and departmental officers to complete construction by the end of November. The Minister directed officials to expedite the process and...

Bhubaneswar: Newly appointed Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD) president Snehangini Chhuria, Friday, alleged that more than 4,000 rape cases have been reported in the state during the last 15 months under the BJP government. Addressing the media, Chhuria accused the government of failing to ensure...

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has expressed concern over the rising mortality rate among patients undergoing open heart surgery at the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) wing of SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH), Odisha’s largest government-run healthcare facility in Cuttack, and has directed an...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: The district administration of Balasore was put on alert Friday as the water level in two small rivers, Budhabalang and Jalaka, reached close to the danger marks following four days of incessant low-pressure-induced rainfall in north Odisha, officials said. Though the low pressure has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced to regularise the services of over 13,000 teachers appointed under various schemes and said 45,000 more will be recruited over the next three years. He made the announcements while addressing the State-Level Teachers' Day Celebration and...

Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna: Three minor boys, including two brothers, drowned in separate incidents in Odisha's Khurda and Kalahandi districts Friday, police said. The first incident took place at Daruthenga on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar when fire services personnel fished out the body of a 12-year-old boy from...

Baripada: Police and forest officials in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in elephant poaching and illegal tusk trade in Similipal National Park Range in November 2023, officials said Friday. The accused, identified as Jogeswar Dehuri (28) from Thakurgoda village...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha excise department has arrested 511 people for their alleged involvement in illicit liquor and narcotics trade during a statewide drive from September 1 to 4, officials said Friday. During the period, excise enforcement teams detected 902 cases and seized narcotics and liquor...