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Bhubaneswar: With the Naxalite movement nearing its end in the state, villagers in Odisha’s once Maoist-dominated hinterlands voluntarily dismantled memorial structures erected by the outlawed organisation Thursday, marking a significant shift in the internal security landscape of the state. “In a heartening development from Swabhiman...

Koraput: In a major development, the Koraput Police Thursday busted an interstate hashish oil manufacturing temporary unit and seized 1,800 litres of oil worth around Rs 225 crore. Following the receipt of precise and actionable Intelligence inputs regarding suspicious activities in the region, a raid...

Rourkela (Odisha):  A scuffle broke out between a group of people and police personnel during a protest against a mining expansion work in Odisha's Sundargarh district Wednesday, an officer said. The residents of areas near Lanjiberna have been opposing the expansion of dolomite and limestone...

Nabarangpur: The dropout rate in Nabarangpur district is emerging as a serious concern, with an increasing number of students leaving school midway through their education. The trend, visible from primary to secondary levels, has alarmed both the School and the Mass Education Department and social...

Koraput/Borigumma: Police have arrested four persons in connection with the sensational double murder in the Borigumma area of Koraput district, Superintendent of Police Rohit Varma said Wednesday. The accused were identified as the minor’s boyfriend, P Adi Narayana Rao (21) of Dasiri Sahi, Preet Nayak...

Nayagarh/Ranpur: Two persons were killed in separate elephant attacks under the Khordha forest division Wednesday, while a youth narrowly escaped unhurt, officials said. In the first incident, Kalu Moharana, 58, of Mayurjhalia village in Nayagarh district, was trampled to death near a health centre under...

Rourkela: Eighteen years after he was allegedly lured away from his village as a minor on the promise of being taught how to drive, a man from Sundargarh district returned to Rourkela Tuesday and reunited with his family at the railway station. Purushottam Goud, a...

Chhatrapur/Berhampur: A delegation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) on a 2-day stay visited Ganjam district to assess aquaculture practices and expressed satisfaction with the standards maintained in shrimp seed hatchery operations and brackish water aquaculture in the district Tuesday and Wednesday,...

Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday approved a special financial assistance of Rs 1 crore for the construction of a new chariot for the Rath Yatra of Lord Baladevjew in Kendrapara district. A directive in this regard has been issued by the Law department through an...

Jaleswar: Two poll officials on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty in West Bengal were brutally assaulted by villagers at Rajnagar village under this block, and Raibania police limits in Balasore district on suspicion of being child lifters, sources said Wednesday. The two officials, Sumit Hazra...