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Bhadrak: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal in Odisha suffered a setback in Bhadrak district after three block chairpersons resigned from the party, a BJD functionary said Sunday. Banta block chairperson Manoranjan Ghadei, Urmila Nayak of Bhadrak and Bhandaripokhari's Sumati Sethi have resigned from the BJD...

Bhubaneswar: Police have busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit in Odisha's Nayagarh district and arrested two persons in this connection, an officer said Sunday. Based on specific inputs, a team of Ranpur police station in the district conducted a raid in a house at Godipada...

Paradip: A fire broke out at a cargo ship docked in Paradip Port in Odisha while loading of thermal coal, officials said Sunday. The blaze erupted at 12.55 am when thermal coal was being loaded onto Eco Colonel Monorvia through a conveyor belt at Chennai...

Berhampur: A couple solemnised their marriage in Odisha's Berhampur by taking an oath on the Constitution, and donated blood and also urged the guests to do so. Preetipanna Mishra (40) and B Bhanu Teja (43) Friday exchanged garlands and took an oath to lead a...

Kendrapara: A silent ecological crisis is unfolding along the coast, where unchecked mushrooming of illegal prawn gheris between Dhamra and Paradip is rapidly reshaping the landscape. What was once a thriving ecosystem is now increasingly dominated by unauthorised aquaculture enclosures -- some even encroaching on...

Dharakote: After 28 years, electricity finally reached Subarnapur village under Jhadabandh panchayat in Ganjam district Saturday, a month after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s intervention. With light bulbs illuminating their homes for the first time, villagers danced and played drums in celebration. For decades, the...

Basudevpur: A massive pygmy killer whale was found dead near Kasia fishing jetty in Basudevpur block of Bhadrak district Saturday morning. Local residents and fishermen flocked to the site to catch a glimpse of the rare marine mammal, which had apparently washed ashore, creating a...

Bargarh: In a major push to position Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary as a leading ecotourism hub in India, the Odisha government approved the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Rs 71.19 crore for large-scale development in and around the sanctuary and Hirakud wetland. The approval was formally...

Jharsuguda: In a major breakthrough, Jharsuguda police cracked the high-profile Vinayak Puram Lane dacoity case and arrested 10 persons including two minors in this connection. The eight adult accused have been identified as Sanjay Singh (53), Akash alias Radhakanta Kanhar (38), Ashok Kumar Panda (58),...

Nabarangpur: The incharge headmaster and hostel warden of Kokadi Semala Ashram School in Kosagumuda block have been suspended, while the hostel cook has been dismissed, after authorities discovered that a Class VII student injured in a pressure cooker blast was kept in the hostel for...