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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday launched developmental projects worth Rs 492 crore for Ganjam district and announced that the birth anniversary of renowned poet Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja would be celebrated as a state festival. Majhi launched the projects while attending the valedictory...

Bissamcuttack: A man was allegedly murdered with his throat slit in the Rayagada district Friday evening, police said. The deceased has been identified as Kailash Chandra Sahu, a resident of Brahmin Sahi under Bissamcuttack town limits. According to sources, Sahu was found in a critically...

Malkangiri: Two Maoists were killed in a gunfight between security forces and Maoist cadres in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district bordering this district, police said. The deceased were identified as ACM Pradeep and Bhima of Kavaragatta in Bijapur district. Acting on intelligence inputs about the presence of...

Berhampur: A court in Odisha's Ganjam district Friday awarded life imprisonment to five people after finding them guilty of killing a 66-year-old businessman six years ago. The court of the third additional district and sessions judge B Goutam also imposed fines of Rs 13,000 to...

Kendrapara/Bhubaneswar: At least three persons, including a woman identified as infiltrators from Bangladesh, were recently deported to their homeland with the help of the Border Security Force (BSF), a senior officer said Friday. The three infiltrators were staying illegally for a long time in Odisha's...

Jajpur (Odisha): Jajpur district administration Friday declared 'no-flying-zone' in parts of Jajpur town and adjoining areas for three days ahead of President Droupadi Murmu's visit February 3. The District Magistrate and Collector of Jajpur, Ambar Kumar Kar, in an order stated that flying drones, hot...

Jajpur: Police arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly attempting to rape a minor girl in Odisha's Jajpur district Friday, an officer said. According to the complaint, the 7-year-old girl was alone in the house while her parents were away from the village Thursday. Taking advantage...

Jagatsinghpur: Odisha Police has found itself in a spot after some of its personnel, including senior officers, were criticised on social media for sporting coloured and unconventional hairstyles. The latest incident was reported from Jagatsinghpur district, where a DSP-rank officer was trolled online for his...

Keonjhar: At least 26 personnel of the Odisha Industrial Security Force (OISF) were injured after a truck rammed into their bus on National Highway 520 near Taduabahal under Champua police station limits in Keonjhar district Friday, police said. The incident occurred when a truck hit...

Koraput: The culture and traditions of the Bonda tribe were on display at the Ankadeli weekly market as foreign tourists visited the haat and interacted with members of one of Odisha’s oldest indigenous communities, officials and locals said. The visit turned the weekly market into...