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Sambalpur: A woman was arrested late Sunday night for allegedly being involved in the illegal trade of narcotic cough syrup, following a raid by Sambalpur police. Around 500 sealed bottles of the banned cough syrup ‘Win-Cirex’ were seized during the operation. Acting on credible information...

Rourkela: A forest guard sustained critical burn injuries while attempting to control a wildfire near Birida under the Kuanrmunda Forest Range, Monday morning. The official, identified as Samara Oram, suffered over 75 per cent burns and is currently undergoing treatment in a private hospital’s critical...

Sambalpur: Subodh Singh, 28, the prime accused in the high-profile armed robbery at the Manappuram Gold Loan branch at Budharaja in Sambalpur, was sent to judicial custody after completing a 10-day police remand, Monday. Earlier in the day, Singh was taken for a mandatory medical...

Kendrapara: With MGNREGA failing to provide adequate employment, which has been exacerbated by the absence of mines, industries, or major economic drivers, Kendrapara district has been plagued by unemployment, forcing its youth to migrate in search of work. An analysis of last year’s data reveals...

Bhograi: Tensions flared along the Odisha–West Bengal border in Bhograi Monday after local MLA Goutam Buddha Das intervened to stop a road construction project allegedly encroaching into Odisha’s territory. The dispute is over the construction of a 40-metre concrete road in Sagarasahi village under Bhograi...

Rourkela: Rourkela was bathed in hues of saffron this afternoon as the Ram Navami tableau procession, led by various 'akhadas', was conducted in a peaceful and grand celebration. Upholding a unique tradition, the steel city holds the procession a day after the main Ram Navami...

Berhampur: A 45-year-old woman and her son and daughter allegedly died by suicide after consuming pesticide-laced rice in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Monday. The incident took place at Palibandha village in the Ganjam police station area. The deceased were identified as S Mama Reddy...

By Manoj Kumar Jena, OP Nabarangpur: Children in Junapani, a remote hamlet under Chandahandi block of Nabarangpur district, have a happy ride to their school every morning in a battery-operated auto-rickshaw. They seldom complain as the driver provides them with all the care and protection...

Nandapur: Although a year has passed since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) confirmed about the absence of Machhkund river in the official revenue maps of both Nandapur tehsil in Koraput district and its Andhra Pradesh (AP) counterpart, while investigating complaints over the destruction of the...

Keonjhar: The Odisha Jackfruit Mission (OJM) has taken root in Keonjhar district as plans are afoot to open ‘jackfruit cafes’ with an aim to help tribal communities and farmers make better use of the crop and prevent distress sales. With the rising demand for jackfruit,...