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Bhadrak: A youth allegedly attacked and slit the throat of the father of a Class-IX girl at a village in Odisha's Bhadrak district after the minor rejected his proposal, police said Wednesday. The incident took place at Aruha village under Basudevpur police limits of the...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai are scheduled to campaign for BJP's Nuapada bypoll candidate Jay Dholakia Thursday, party sources said. CM Majhi is slated to hold a road show in Komna block of Nuapada, while Sai...

Paradip: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday announced plans to set up a new port at Bahuda in Ganjam district and a shipbuilding and repair centre at the Mahanadi river mouth near Paradip with a total investment of over Rs 46,000 crore. CM Majhi...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Potato growers across Koraput district are grappling with an unexpected crisis after Cyclone Montha left large portions of farmland underwater. The lingering effects of the storm have delayed harvesting and raised fears of rotting tubers, reduced quality, and financial losses. According...

Basudevpur: A three-month-old girl died after allegedly receiving a polio injection in Nandapatana village under Balimunda panchayat of Basudevpur block in Bhadrak district, triggering allegations of medical negligence. According to a complaint lodged by the child’s father, Rajaram Jana, his daughter Rajashree was administered a...

PITAMBAR SAHU,OP Nuapada: The upcoming Nuapada by-election, necessitated by the death of four-time BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia, has intensified political activity in the region. With polling set for November 11, major political parties- the BJP, BJD and Congress, along with independents, have launched door-to-door campaigns...

Angul: A contract worker reportedly died Tuesday morning after an accident at the Sree Metaliks iron plant located under the Nisha Industrial Police limits in Angul district. Police sources confirmed the worker’s death in the mishap, while company officials claimed he was undergoing treatment and...

Malkangiri: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth in Odisha's Malkangiri district after being served a spiked drink, police said Tuesday. The incident happened Monday when the girl went out with the youth, who was known to her, on his motorcycle, they said....

Nuapada: BJD president Naveen Patnaik's 'candidate chori' and 'betrayal' jibe targeting the ruling BJP during the election campaign in the Nuapada bypoll, snowballed into a major row on Tuesday with late MLA Rajendra Dholakia's wife Kalpana lashing out at the opposition party and accusing it...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that Paradip in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district would soon emerge as the ‘gateway' to eastern India, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said the port town will have a greenfield airport, a cruise terminal and also become a hub of green hydrogen. Majhi said...