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Keonjhar/Hatadihi: The Odisha Information Commission has issued a notice to the Chief District Medical Offi cer (CDMO) of Keonjhar for failing to provide information related to Covid-19 under the Right to Information Act. The commission, acting on appeal no. 502/2021, directed its assistant legal officer...

Koraput: A dispute over a salap tree went awry in Rudhichua village under Kasandi panchayat of Nandapur block in Koraput district, as a man died after being assaulted by his younger brother Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 38-year-old Jayaram Pangi. His wife, Mani,...

Bhubaneswar: Amid farmers' protest over alleged scarcity of urea in some parts of Odisha, the state government Sunday closed 30 fertiliser shops and suspended licences of 62 dealers during enforcement drives, an official statement said. To check the black marketing and stolen or fake fertilisers,...

Berhampur: Seven people, including a retired police officer, were arrested Sunday in Odisha's Ganjam district for their alleged involvement in smuggling of leopard skin, police said. The accused were apprehended from a house in Bhanjanagar North Forest Division area and a private lodge, they said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Sunday announced the formation of 16 new notified area councils as well as upgradation of seven existing NACs into municipalities. CM Majhi made this announcement while addressing a programme on the occasion of Local Self Governance Day. During...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer Madhusmita Singh was suspended for her alleged involvement in misappropriation of government funds, officials said Sunday. In her last assignment, Singh was the tahasildar of Jamada in Mayurbhanj district, they said. "The governor of Odisha, in exercise of the...

Baripada: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by five people in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said. The incident took place Friday evening, when two persons known to the woman picked her up in a car from the Bangiriposi area on the pretext of discussing a...

Bhawanipatna: For the first time, cotton farmers in Kalahandi district must register before selling their produce in local mandis under a new regulation introduced by the Cotton Corporation of India Ltd. to enhance transparency and streamline marketing. Unlike paddy, which requires registration through primary agricultural...

Satamile: A female elephant was found dead in Nuakot forest under Hindol forest range of Dhenkanal district Saturday, Forest department sources said. Members of the elephant squad, who were on duty, spotted the carcass. The exact cause of the animal’s death has not yet been...

Rayagada: A local court here sentenced three men to rigorous life imprisonment Saturday after convicting them in a 2023 murder case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Alpana Swain convicted Ashok Goud, Bhagirathi Goud and Bikram Goud under Sections 302/34 of the IPC and relevant provisions...