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Bantala: Two days after two women were trampled to death by a wild elephant in Bargarh district, a 60-year-old man was killed in a jumbo attack Thursday at Kanja village in the Bantala forest range of Angul district. The deceased, identified as Somanath Behera, had...

Pottangi: Residents of the border villages in Pottangi block of Odisha's Koraput district are facing confusion due to overlapping administrative activities by Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Officials from neighboring Andhra Pradesh March 31 visited Kotia panchayat to conduct Aadhaar KYC updates by assembling residents in...

Bhadrak: At least seven persons, including three women, were injured after miscreants hurled crude bombs at them in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Kampada village within Tihidi police limits late Wednesday night. Police said two unidentified persons arrived on...

Kendrapara: Tagged at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary on the Odisha coast around four years ago, an Olive Ridley Turtle swam around 3,600 km through the Bay of Bengal before being spotted at a Maharashtra beach, a senior Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) scientist said. The turtle,...

Baripada: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday announced that the state would receive a huge impetus in terms of industrial development as Rs 7,000 crore will be invested in 10 new industrial projects lined up for the Mayurbhanj district. Speaking at the PM Vishwakarma –...

Angul: Vigilance sleuths Wednesday launched simultaneous raids at multiple locations linked to Rama Chandra Satapathy, assistant executive engineer (AEE) posted in Athamallik block of Angul district, in connection with allegations of possessing disproportionate assets (DA). The raids were conducted at his official quarters in Athamallik,...

Jajpur: Residents of Dharmasala block in Jajpur district are facing a severe water crisis due to unregulated extraction of minor minerals such as sand, granite, and morrum, in blatant violation of Odisha Minor Minerals Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2016. With the onset of summer, the groundwater...

Gopalpur: Nine months after allegedly murdering his newly-wed wife, 32-year-old Lakshmikant Moharana, alias Laxmi, was arrested Wednesday by Golanthara police. The accused, a resident of ODRP Colony in Jagannathpur, Ganjam district, had been on the run since the incident. His arrest was confirmed by Berhampur...

Nandapur: Direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme might be providing relief to those who are digitally literate and able to visit banks/ ATMs to withdraw money, but it has turned out to be a burden on Shukra Pangi, 79, a differently-abled elderly man of Khadakpur village...

Rourkela: A man, arrested for allegedly selling illicit liquor, died at a jail in Odisha's Sundergarh district Wednesday, following which his family claimed that he was murdered. Rajesh Kujur, a resident of Dalki village in Raiboga police station area, sustained a head injury due to...