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Malkangiri: Resentment is brewing in parts of Malkangiri district over a move to rename villages originally designated as ‘MV’ (Malkangiri Village), with members of the Bengali community expressing frustration and intellectuals calling for government intervention. For more than 50 years, these villages have been home...

Sambalpur: A senior student of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla in Sambalpur district has been suspended Thursday from the hostel for three months following his involvement in a ragging incident reported May 7. The disciplinary action was taken...

Berhampur: A 40-year-old man and his two children allegedly killed themselves by consuming poisoned biryani in Gajapati district, police said Thursday. The incident happened at Odia Parala Street in the district headquarters town of Paralakhemundi Wednesday afternoon, they said. The man’s wife had died by...

Balasore: A Class IX student committed suicide by hanging at Balia area under Sahadevkhunta police limits of Balasore after his mother refused to give him mobile phone before tuition classes. The deceased was identified as the youngest son of Tapan Kumar Giri in this district...

Balasore: At least 20 pilgrims from Bengaluru travelling on a Puri-bound bus fell ill in Odisha's Balasore district and were admitted to a hospital, police said. The incident took place after they had dinner Wednesday night, following which they were admitted to the Soro government...

Kendrapara: With a little over a month left for the Rath Yatra at Lord Baladevjew Temple (Tulasi Kshetra) at Ichhapur in this town, the shrine authorities and devotees apprehend that non-availability of funds due to encroachment on temple land might hamper the conduct of the...

Baripada: A local court here in Mayurbhanj district Wednesday sentenced two persons to four years of imprisonment and slapped a penalty of Rs 50 lakh each while delivering a verdict on a wildlife poaching case. Chief Judicial Magistrate Debashish Mohanty found the accused guilty and...

Nuapada: Security forces uncovered a Maoist camp inside the protected forest near Gatibeda in Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary under Komna police limits Wednesday. Huge quantities of Maoist ration supplies were seized from the site, according to SP Gundala Reddy Raghavendra, who addressed a presser at the...

Kendrapara: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action-taken report (ATR) from the Chief Secretaries of Odisha and Jharkhand regarding issues of displacement, tribal land alienation, deforestation, and the overall impact on tribal populations caused by prolonged inaction and negligence by state authorities....

Koraput: Three members of a family, including a 13-year-old girl, were killed after being struck by lightning in Odisha's Koraput district Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred around 12.30 pm at Kandha Putabandha village under Pottangi block when the trio, who were working in a...