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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced the formation of 16 new notified area councils as well as upgradation of seven existing NACs into municipalities. CM Majhi made this announcement while addressing a programme on the occasion of Local Self Governance Day. During...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer Madhusmita Singh was suspended for her alleged involvement in misappropriation of government funds, officials said Sunday. In her last assignment, Singh was the tahasildar of Jamada in Mayurbhanj district, they said. "The governor of Odisha, in exercise of the...

Baripada: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by five people in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said. The incident took place Friday evening, when two persons known to the woman picked her up in a car from the Bangiriposi area on the pretext of discussing a...

Bhawanipatna: For the first time, cotton farmers in Kalahandi district must register before selling their produce in local mandis under a new regulation introduced by the Cotton Corporation of India Ltd. to enhance transparency and streamline marketing. Unlike paddy, which requires registration through primary agricultural...

Satamile: A female elephant was found dead in Nuakot forest under Hindol forest range of Dhenkanal district Saturday, Forest department sources said. Members of the elephant squad, who were on duty, spotted the carcass. The exact cause of the animal’s death has not yet been...

Rayagada: A local court here sentenced three men to rigorous life imprisonment Saturday after convicting them in a 2023 murder case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Alpana Swain convicted Ashok Goud, Bhagirathi Goud and Bikram Goud under Sections 302/34 of the IPC and relevant provisions...

Rajnagar: Authorities of Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district launched a three-day census Saturday to count the residential monsoon birds that flock to the park’s wetland areas every year for nesting, officials said. The count is being carried out by two teams of seven members...

Rayagada: Majhighariani Institute of Technology & Science (MITS), Rayagada, in collaboration with the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation, successfully organised a Mass CPR Training Programme on its campus Saturday. The programme was inaugurated by Dr LN Sahu from the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation, Rayagada,...

Bargarh: Police in Bargarh district Saturday arrested eight suspected drug peddlers and made a seizure of a huge cache of pharmaceutical drugs, banned under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), 1985, said Superintendent of Police, Bargarh, Prahlad Sahai Meena. Huge...

Jajpur: Vigilance sleuths Saturday arrested a panchayat executive officer in Odisha's Jajpur district for allegedly misappropriating Rs 7.35 lakh of government funds meant for old-age pension beneficiaries. The arrested official, identified as Santosh Kumar Jena, is currently attached to Danagadi block. He had allegedly indulged...