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Malkangiri: Officials of the Odisha Forest Department Thursday seized 311 turtles during a raid in Malkangiri district and arrested three persons. Acting on a tip-off, Malkangiri forest range officers conducted a special vehicle checking operation at Padmagiri Chowk here and found a total of 311...

Baleshwar: A businessman was killed by two masked assailants in broad daylight in Odisha's Baleshwar town Thursday, police said. The deceased businessman was identified as Sk Hamid (48), and the incident took place at Aradbazar under Sahadevkhunta police limit here, the police said. According to...

Brahmapur: Odisha Police Thursday filed the final charge-sheet in the murder of Pitabash Panda, a senior advocate and BJP supporter, before the sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) court here, nearly nine months after the incident, officials said. The final charge-sheet, along with all supporting documents of...

Thuamul Rampur: Education at a government primary school in Tumonikhol village under Birikot gram panchayat in Odisha's Kalahandi district has allegedly been affected by inadequate infrastructure, with students continuing their classes without a proper school building more than a year after the roof of the...

Bhubaneswar: After covering all districts of Odisha, southwest monsoon has become more active, raising hopes of increased rainfall across the state. Although many areas have been experiencing hot and dry weather with only scattered showers, the rainfall activity is expected to intensify in the coming...

Hatadihi: A woman and her son were arrested Wednesday for allegedly trying to kill a man following a dispute over return of pledged gold at Nuarampas under Nandipada police limits in Kendujhar district. The accused were identified as Ramamani Pahi and her son Pradeep Pahi....

Nandapur: Aromatic wood plantation has received a major boost in Odisha with the presence of nearly 1.8 lakh sandalwood trees across Koraput district. The sandalwood trees are spread over 605 hectares across 12 hills under Nandapur forest range of Semiliguda forest section in Koraput forest...

Kendrapada: More than seven years after its announcement, state’s first proposed riverine port on Mahanadi River in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapada district remains mired in uncertainty, with little visible progress on the ground. The ambitious project was announced by former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during...

Basudevpur: A day after a woman was allegedly beaten to death following a dispute over a bamboo pole used for drying clothes at Bhairavpur village under Basudevpur Municipality in Bhadrak district, police Wednesday arrested the accused from Kataka. The deceased was identified as Sasmita Parida,...

Brahmapur: A 19-year-old youth was killed, and three women were injured in an explosion while firecrackers were being made at a house in Ganjam district Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred at Singipur village under Patrapur police station. The deceased, identified as Akash Das, was...