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Nandapur: Despite multiple seizures of foreign-made pistols in Koraput district, particularly within the Nandapur sub-division, police have failed to trace the origin of these weapons. Sources said that the firearms are making their way into Koraput district as local traffickers are bartering ganja (cannabis) in...

Kabisuryanagar: A man was stabbed to death during sleep late Sunday night allegedly by his wife and father-in-law at Gobindpur village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district, reportedly owing to disputes over her extramarital affair. The deceased was identified as Kalia Sethy. His wife,...

Bargarh: A team of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) of Bargarh police has seized a cache of Maoist materials hidden in the Gandhamardan reserve forest near Durgeikhola, within the jurisdiction of Paikmal police station. According to Bargarh Superintendent of Police PS Meena, the seized items...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP has planned to reach out to one crore families in Odisha to highlight the benefits of the 'double-engine' government among people, a party leader said Monday. During the day, Odisha BJP held a high-level meeting to launch simultaneous celebrations for the completion...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 13 developmental projects worth around Rs 275 crore at Balia Pada in Bhadrak district. Among the 13 initiatives, nine were inaugurated while foundation stones were laid for four new projects....

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday issued Yellow Warning for hot and humid weather in many districts of Odisha over the next five days, even as isolated light to moderate rain is likely in some interior regions. From June 3 to June 7, districts including...

Boudh: Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has seized two elephant tusks worth a total of Rs 50 lakh and detained one person on the charge of smuggling wildlife body parts, an official statement said. The suspect was identified as Pramod Parida, a resident...

Bhubaneswar: The police arrested a woman and her son for allegedly killing her husband in Odisha's Nayagarh district, an officer said. The deceased was identified as Sishir Sahu, a forester in Sarankul Pancharida range of Nayagarh district. A day after recovering the half-burnt body of...

Bahanaga: Two years after one of India’s deadliest rail disasters struck Bahanaga in Balasore district, the trauma still lingers—but many promises made in its wake remain unfulfilled. On the evening of June 2, 2023, a signalling error caused the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express to veer onto...

Rourkela: In a fresh development amid the unsolved case of an explosives-laden truck being hijacked by Maoists in Banko area under K Balang police station, Raghunathpali police Sunday seized two explosives-laden pickup vans near a petrol pump in Deogaon. Initial estimates suggest the vehicles were...