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Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Monday claimed that the measures of the Odisha government to mitigate the fertiliser crisis in the state were too little and too late, asserting that farmers deserve proactive planning, not last-minute firefighting. The party's remarks came after the state government initiated action...

Pattamundai: The partially charred and decomposed body of a woman was recovered Sunday from a municipal vending zone cabin in front of the LIC office under Pattamundai Model Police Station in Kendrapara district. The deceased was identified as Bandita Raut of Narendra¬pur village under Aul...

Bhanjanagar: Forest officials of the North Ghumusar division here in Ganjam district seized a leopard hide Sunday morning and arrested seven persons, including a retired assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police and a holy man. This was stated here by Divisional Forest Officer Himanshu Shekhar Mohanty...

Nuapada: A horrific murder took place Sunday afternoon in Kenalpada Khutman Bhera village under the Dharmabandha police station in Nuapada Sadar block. A man brutally hacked his wife to death with an axe. The deceased has been identified as Tirita Kamar, 40. The police have...

Keonjhar: Two days after a labourer was killed in a soil cave-in during slurry pipeline laying work of a company in Keonjhar district, the divisional labour commissioner conducted an inquiry Sunday, officials said. The deceased, identified as Kartik Samant, 35, of East Midnapore in West...

Koraput: The discovery of a mutilated body of a 30-year-old man near a hill here Sunday, with his motorcycle abandoned by the roadside, has prompted a police probe. The deceased has been identified as Ante Mali of Mali Talagaon under the Podagada panchayat. Local villagers...

Rajnagar: In a bid to prevent the influx of Bangladeshi foreign nationals and curb criminal activities along the Odisha coast, the Talachua Marine Police carried out coastal surveillance using drones in the Talachua sea on Sunday. Inspector-In-Charge (IIC) of Talachua Marine Police Station, Bimal Kumar...

Keonjhar/Hatadihi: The Odisha Information Commission has issued a notice to the Chief District Medical Offi cer (CDMO) of Keonjhar for failing to provide information related to Covid-19 under the Right to Information Act. The commission, acting on appeal no. 502/2021, directed its assistant legal officer...

Koraput: A dispute over a salap tree went awry in Rudhichua village under Kasandi panchayat of Nandapur block in Koraput district, as a man died after being assaulted by his younger brother Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Jayaram Pangi. His wife, Mani,...

Bhubaneswar: The state government urged farmers not to panic over “misleading reports” of fertiliser shortage in the state, assuring them that sufficient stocks are available. According to official sources, Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo, who also holds the profile of Agriculture Minister, is personally...