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Sonepur: Excise officials in Subarnapur district seized 1,500 bottles of ESkuf cough syrup and arrested three men Wednesday following a high-speed chase on National Highway 57. The arrested individuals were identified as Uddhav Bagar, 35, of Gandhinagarpada, Shibu Meher, 20, of Bibhutipada and Rajendra Barik,...

Dhenkanal: A massive fire broke out at Rimjhim Ispat Limited near Meramandali in Odapada block of this district Wednesday afternoon, causing extensive damage to properties worth crores of rupees. No casualties were reported, Fire Services officials said. The blaze erupted at around 12:50 pm at...

Korukonda: The Drug Control department conducted a surprise raid on medicine shops in Balimela town of Malkangiri district Wednesday morning. The inspection team was led by Koraput Assistant Drug Controller Priyaranjan Nayak, along with Malkangiri district Drug Inspector Prabin Kumar Jani and other officials. According...

Jajpur: A college lecturer was placed under suspension Wednesday after he was arrested and sent to jail on charge of misappropriating Rs 32.07 lakh meant for a self-defence programme for girls, officials said. The suspension order was issued by Jajpur sub-collector and president of the...

Berhampur: At least two persons were killed and another seriously injured when the motorcycle on which they were travelling hit a roadside tree in Odisha's Ganjam district Wednesday, police said. The accident took place near Mandarada under Jarada police station limits. According to the police,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra Wednesday claimed that the paddy procurement has resumed in 19 districts. The All Odisha Rice Millers' Association has launched the strike since Monday, leading to disruption in the paddy procurement process, an official said....

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district would remain closed for three days from Thursday to facilitate the annual census of estuarine crocodiles, officials said. Twenty-two teams have been constituted to count the reptiles in the creeks, nullahs, rivers, wetland sites and mangrove forests...

Nandapur: As many as 47,215 ration card beneficiaries in Koraput district have reportedly failed to complete the mandatory Aadhaar-based e-KYC process, raising concerns that their names could be struck off from the ration cards, depriving them of subsidised rice under food security schemes. According to...

Ganjam: Podampetta, an old village off the coast of the Bay of Bengal under Kantiagada panchayat in Ganjam district, is now completely deserted, after decades of sea erosion forced residents to relocate. Once home to over 500 fishers’ families, the village relied on the sea...

Jeypore: In a tragic incident, a man died of a suspected heart attack shortly after learning about his mother’s death, leaving a neighbourhood in shock as two funeral biers were carried out of the same house Tuesday. The deceased were identified as S. Sahibani (80),...