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By Arindam Ganguly, OP As Odisha is celebrating Raja, the beloved three-day festival that heralds the monsoon and celebrates womanhood, a familiar nostalgia returns. The sight of decorated swings, the aroma of freshly baked 'poda pitha', the excitement of new clothes, and the laughter of...

Balasore/Bhadrak/Baripada: Police launched a coordinated crackdown on an alleged cattle-smuggling network across Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts, conducting simultaneous raids at 20 locations and arresting four suspects with seizure of cash, vehicles, jewellery and property documents. The overnight operation was carried out on the directions...

Kutra: A second-year electrical department student of Hrudananda Dani ITI at Biringatoli under this block in Sundargarh district died after jumping from the rooftop of a three-storied hostel building on the institute premises, police said. The deceased was identified as Sonu Abhishek Tanti of Tangargaon...

Bhadrak: At a time when women continue to spearhead anti-liquor campaigns across the state, liquor shop licences have been allotted in the names of 11 women in Bhadrak district, triggering debate and drawing widespread public attention. The district administration recently conducted a lottery for liquor...

Paradip: Even as the annual fishing ban along the Odisha coast is scheduled to end June 14, marine fishermen under the banner of the Odisha Marine Fish Producers Association (OMFPA) have decided to continue an indefinite boycott of fishing operations, citing mounting financial distress and...

Kendrapara: Odisha Police Saturday arrested a woman sarpanch for allegedly verbally abusing a block development officer (BDO) and obstructing him from discharging his official duties, officials said. Chameli Ojha (33), the sarpanch of Tikhiri gram panchayat in Mahakalapada block of Kendrapara district, along with her...

Bhubaneswar: Cabinet of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved eight proposals, including one pertaining to the change of English spellings of 64 places across 26 districts, Chief Secretary Anu Garg said. She said Friday the state government has approved 301 proposals during 42...

Bhawanipatna: Two persons were killed after their car crashed into a truck, parked on a roadside, in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said. The accident took place on the Bhawanipatna bypass on Friday night when the car collided with the goods vehicle, a senior officer said....

Angul: Odisha Vigilance Friday apprehended a woman assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Jarapada Police Station in Angul district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from a complainant to help him in a case under her investigation. The accused, identified as Sita Nayak, was the...

Chhatrapur: A woman has sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu once again, for justice after repeatedly facing social boycott and harassment by influential persons of her village at Jhara Padar under Ganjam police station limits. H Sabitri Reddy has sent a petition to Rashtrapati...