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Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, have been able to produce a potent antibacterial agent using extracts from medicinal plants that are environmentally safe and effective, according to officials. The research addresses the problem of antimicrobial resistance. The overuse of traditional...

Chhatrapur: International Day of Rural Women was celebrated globally October 15 under the theme “The Rise of Rural Women - Building Resilient Futures”. A virtual conference was organised by the Government of Bangladesh, with seven Asian countries taking part in the event. Amongst them were...

Sunabeda/Semiliguda: Authorities sealed an unauthorised stone crusher unit at Beheraguda under Semiliguda tehsil in Koraput district Wednesday during a joint raid by the officials of the state pollution control board (SPCB), the district mining department and the Revenue department. The unit, operated under the name...

Bhadrak: A woman agriculture officer was found hanging in her rented house in Odisha's Bhadrak district Wednesday, police said. Police identified the deceased as Niharika Dalai, 30, a native of Randia village under Bhadrak Rural police station. She had been serving in Basudevpur as Block...

Berhampur: Vigilance sleuths Wednesday nabbed an assistant fishery officer (AFO) in Odisha's Ganjam district for accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 to release a subsidy amount to a beneficiary of a scheme. The accused, identified as Suresh Kumar Behera, was posted at Polsara. He allegedly...

Koraput: Odisha Police arrested a notorious criminal and invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against him, while also busting a major ganja smuggling racket in Koraput district, a senior officer said Wednesday. The police arrested five persons, including a wanted ganja trafficker, and seized two...

Koraput: A transgender priest and a mason, suspected to be in a romantic relationship, were found hanging from a tree near a temple in Odisha's Jeypore town Wednesday, police said. The incident took place near Kanak Durga temple in Gopabandhu Nagar in Jeypore town police...

Baripada: Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district will reopen for tourists from October 18, an official said here on Wednesday. The tiger reserve was closed for tourists from June 30 due to the monsoon, the STR official said. According to the notification issued...

Berhampur: Odisha Police have arrested 684 gamblers and seized over Rs 28.32 lakh in a month-long special drive conducted in Ganjam district during the festival period of September 15 to October 14. Besides the cash, police have also seized 230 mobile phones and 35 motorcycles...

Balasore: A fire in a four-storey supermarket in Odisha's Balasore town Wednesday damaged the structure, officials said. However, no casualty was reported in the fire at the building along the FM College Road, they said Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the...