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Nilagiri: Three children from Salabani village in Mahishapata panchayat of Nilagiri block were hospitalised Thursday after accidentally consuming ‘Thimet’, a toxic pesticide, mistaking it for common salt. According to local sources, family members of the children were away harvesting paddy when the three, aged eight,...

Kendrapara: Sixteen suspected Bangladeshi nationals have been detained for allegedly living illegally in Kendrapara after they failed to produce valid citizenship documents, Kendrapara Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kataria said Friday. Further action will be taken against those who are unable to submit authentic Indian citizenship...

Rourkela/New Delhi: Researchers from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, have secured a patent for BHU-MANACHITRA, an autonomous real-time land mapping drone system, officials said. The developed system uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology to automatically generate land maps without requiring...

Baripada: The famous black tigers of Odisha have once again captured public attention after former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Sushant Nanda recently shared a striking photograph of a male black tiger roaming the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district. In his post, Nanda...

Bhadrak: At least 12 cattle died late Wednesday night after a pickup van smuggling them overturned near Gelatua under Bhadrak Rural police limits, authorities said. The vehicle, carrying 17 cattle, overturned while reportedly being driven at high speed. Five surviving cattle were rescued and taken...

Berhampur: A three-member CBI team Thursday appeared before the court of District and Sessions Judge here as part of its ongoing probe into the police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment scam. Meanwhile, the court of Special Judge, Vigilance Gyanendra Kumar Barik rejected the bail petitions of three...

Kendrapara: The Forest department Thursday arrested eight more marine fishermen on charge of illegally fishing along the turtle habitation zones in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary of Odisha's Kendrapara district. The department also seized their vessel and nets used in fishing. With the latest interception, around 120...

Koraput: The driver of a bus of the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) died Thursday after suffering a heart attack while driving on the Koraput-Sunabeda stretch, police said. The deceased driver, P Sai Krishna (44), however, ensured the safety of over 30 passengers on...

Bhubaneswar: BJP leader Jay Dholakia Thursday took oath as a member of Odisha Legislative Assembly, increasing the ruling saffron party's strength to 79 in the 147-member House. Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy administered the oath of office to Dholakia in the presence of senior leaders. His...

Phulbani: A court in Odisha's Kandhamal district has sentenced a 27-year-old man to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) on the charge of kidnapping a minor girl and establishing a physical relationship with her, giving false promises of marriage. Monoranjan Das, POCSO court judge at...