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Bhubaneswar: BJD chief and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar for dehydration, is now ‘stable’ and likely to be discharged Monday, a source at the health facility said. Patnaik was admitted to SUM Ultimate...

Nayagarh: The population of leopards is on the rise in Mahanadi wildlife division of Nayagarh district, Forest officials said. Once counted at 17, the number of leopards has now climbed to 35. Alongside the growth in numbers, reports suggest the presence of rare melanistic leopards...

Kalimela: In a horrific incident at Ginipali village under the jurisdiction of MV79 police station in Malkangiri district’s Kalimela block, a man allegedly killed his wife in a drunken rage after she refused to give him liquor. The victim, identified as 38-year-old Prabhati Kunja, was...

Sonepur: Two dairy farmers from Odisha have accused Chhattisgarh Police of harassment and extortion while they were transporting cows under the state government’s flagship Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana. According to complaints filed by women beneficiaries of the scheme, the incident occurred in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh...

Bhawanipatna: Rahul Pradhan, a young mountaineer from Kalahandi, has set a new record by successfully scaling Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Climbers usually take five to six days to ascend the 5,895-metre-tall peak. However, Rahul became the first Indian to complete the climb in just 15...

Buguda: A video showing Buguda ranger Pradip Kumar Mishra allegedly receiving a bribe from timber mafia has gone viral, sparking widespread discussion. The video, shot inside the Buguda forest division office, purportedly shows the timber mafia handing over Rs 5,000 in a bribe to Mishra...

Kendrapara: A major fraud case has been registered in Kendrapara Town police station against BJD leader Ankit Jena of Mahanga, police said Saturday. According to the complaint filed August 13, Aishwarya Pratap Jena, managing director of Bhubaneswar-based Emporia Works Pvt Ltd, former managing director Ankit...

Rayagada: A bedridden woman with disability in Rayagada, who was deprived of full pension, has finally received the entitled amount after a report in this connection was published in Orissa POST. Renuka Naik, 20, of Nehru Nagar in Rayagada, has been paralysed since birth due...

Nabarangpur: A POCSO court in Odisha's Nabarangpur district has sentenced a man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl. Additional District and Session Judge-cum-special POCSO judge, Basudev Acharya, Saturday imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict Tikendra Jani and sentenced...

Nuapada: Two labourers died of suspected asphyxiation while working in a septic tank in Odisha's Nuapada district Sunday, police said. The incident took place at Laxmi Chhak in Khariar town of Nuapada district this afternoon. The deceased were identified as Basudev Bhoi and Raghumani Hati,...