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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police Monday arrested a fraudster on the charges of duping a rape victim of Rs 1.1 lakh on the pretext of facilitating her get the financial compensation sanctioned by the government. The accused, identified as Amiya Kumar Sahoo (45), who hails from Jagatsinghpur...

Bhubaneswar: Three persons have been arrested for allegedly duping an investor of Rs 10 lakh here by promising high returns on his deposits, police said Sunday. Two accused were arrested from Jeypore town in Koraput district, while another was nabbed from Khurda, they said. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold deliberations with the state chief secretary and other officials during which the controversial Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh may be discussed. Majhi, however, said he had no...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday claimed that around 85 per cent of the grievances he has received so far have been resolved, and the process of addressing citizens' concerns will continue. Majhi said this after attending the 12th Chief Minister's Public Grievance...

Bhubaneswar: Over 6.98 lakh Olive Ridley turtles nested at the Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha have been protected under the Indian Coast Guard's annual mission 'Operation Olivia', officials said Monday. Conducted annually from November to May, 'Operation Olivia' is an important initiative of the ICG...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan Monday said the government has already started the process of identifying Bangladeshis staying illegally in different districts of the state. The government has issued direction to all district collectors, coastal security agencies and formed a Special Task Force to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Monday reached Bhutan to attend the South Asia Labour Mobility Conference, organised by the World Bank, officials said. He is representing India in the two-day international conference being held in Thimphu May 20 and 21, an...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting May 28 with the Chief Ministers of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh to discuss on the Polavaram project, a source said Monday. This will be PM Modi’s first dedicated discussion on the issue. The...

Bhubaneswar: The body of another young engineer who went missing while bathing in a river in Odisha's Cuttack was found Monday morning, police said. Four engineers, working with a private construction company engaged for the renovation of the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital, went...

Bhubaneswar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will open an office in Bhubaneswar, which will function for the whole of Odisha, an official notification said. A Superintendent of Police (SP) rank officer will remain in-charge of the NIA police station, which will operate from the regional...