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Baripada: A tribal man, who went missing from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district 11 years ago, was Sunday brought back from Bangladesh, where he had been living after inadvertently crossing the border, officials said. Sudam Hembram, 41, was handed over to officers of the Mayurbhanj district by...

Kendrapara: Odisha forest officials have arrested 34 fishermen and seized two fishing trawlers from the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapara district, officials said Sunday. The fishermen were apprehended over the past 48 hours for allegedly fishing within the turtle congregation zone, a forest officer said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 3,700 crore for his home district Keonjhar. Majhi made the announcement after laying the foundation stone for a peripheral development project for the Maa Tarini temple complex at Ghatagaon. Listing...

Balasore: Three persons were arrested for allegedly thrashing a youth with lathis and dragging him on a road in Odisha's Balasore district over a property dispute, police said Sunday. According to the police, the victim, identified as Debasis Hati, was allegedly beaten up and dragged...

Baripada: A sharp fall in temperatures has intensified the cold wave across Mayurbhanj district, with Similipal recording a minimum of 2°C in the past 24 hours. The biting cold has begun to affect wildlife in the Similipal Tiger Reserve, while human activity in urban areas,...

Rajanagar: Forest officials seized a trawler and arrested 19 persons for allegedly fishing illegally inside the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary near Agarnasi, authorities said Saturday. The patrol team intercepted the trawler Maa Kalijai, reportedly operating from Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, while it was engaged in unlawful...

Kabisuryanagar: A 72-year-old man was killed by his minor neighbour with a sword at Patharapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Krushnachandra Mohanty. According to reports, a neighbour’s domesticated mongoose entered Mohanty’s house Friday and ate chicken...

Anandapur: A bridge over the Kukurua nullah on the Tartara–Kantipal main road in Keonjhar district’s Anandapur block collapsed Saturday morning, cutting off travel for residents of five panchayats who depend on the route. Residents said the bridge had developed cracks months back, but despite repeated...

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on interstate arms trafficking, the Special Crime Unit (SCU) of Bhubaneswar–Cuttack Commissionerate Police arrested two key operatives and seized 11 illegal firearms being transported from Angul to Berhampur, officials said Saturday. The accused have been identified as Sumanta Naik (30)...

Bhadrak: In a major jolt for the Opposition BJD, two sons and the sister of six-time MLA Prafulla Samal joined the BJP Saturday. Samal's sons Prayaskanti and Pranitkanti, along with his sister Urmila Nayak, joined Odisha's ruling party at its state headquarters here in the...