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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday announced that the state government will construct four in-stream storage structures on Mahanadi River in Subarnapur district. Majhi made this announcement after launching 56 development projects worth Rs 323 crore during his one-day visit to Subarnapur district....

Bhopal: Police have registered 21 cases against 22 fraudsters in Madhya Pradesh police constable recruitment drive. The police have uncovered a major irregularity in the recruitment process, leading to legal action. All 22 candidates have allegedly submitted fraudulent certificates. Inspector General of Police, Law and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday inaugurated a 100-seat government medical college and a 650-bed hospital at Phulbani, the district headquarters of Kandhamal. The chief minister, during his one-day visit to Kandhamal, also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 10 development projects...

Balasore: Five police personnel working in Balasore district were placed under suspension on the charge of dereliction of duty and for violation of the service code, officials said. The suspended police personnel include one Havildar and four constables. They were posted at the residential office...

Berhampur: Berhampur police Saturday arrested four people accused of gang-raping two minor girls in a secluded area of Ganjam district. The four accused – all in their early 20s – were identified as K Shiva, the son of a village head in the Golanthara police...

Khaira: The Kupari revenue area under Khaira police jurisdiction in Balasore district is rapidly losing its heritage and landscape due to alleged illegal quarrying of laterite and stone. Once renowned for its fertile lands and cultural significance, massive pits, ponds and abandoned quarries lie scarred...

Berhampur: Environmental activist Medha Patkar Saturday appealled to the people of Odisha for protection of Rushikulya river. The government planned to construct a dam in the river Pipalapnaka under Sorada block in the district. While participating in the Save Rushikulya river movement in Ganjam district,...

Berhampur: Three members of a family, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when an oil tanker collided with their motorcycle head-on in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday, police said. The accident took place near Digapahandi when G Trinath Reddy (39) was going on a motorcycle with...

Berhampur: Two minor cousins were allegedly raped by four miscreants after abducting the duo in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Friday. The incident came to light after the mother of one of the victims lodged a complaint at Golanthara police station Thursday evening. After registering...

Sambalpur: The population of Indian Bisons (Gaur) in Odisha's Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary has increased to 788 from 659 in six months, a forest officer said. The authorities of the Hirakud wildlife division conducted the census from May 11 to May 13, this year and published...