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Bhubaneswar: Noted film producer of Ollywood industry Subash Rout passed away at his residence in Chhatra Bazar of Cuttack early morning today. He was 62. The entire Ollywood fraternity expressed grief at the sad demise of the eminent producer. As per Rout’s family members, he was suffering from cancer since a long time and was […]

Nabarangpur: Tension that erupted yesterday between two villages of Raighar block over a burial ground continued today after agitators closed down markets, shops and disrupted vehicular traffic by staging road blockade. Earlier yesterday, tension was reported when a deceased woman of Patrakoti village was being taken to the burial ground and it was opposed by […]

Bhubaneswar: Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, was observed with great reverence and solemnity by people of Muslim community across Odisha today. As per tradition, taziyas were taken out in different parts of the State in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad in the fierce Battle […]

Angul: A four-member team of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is currently monitoring the movement and behaviour of tigress ‘Sundari’ in Satkosia Tiger reserve, informed Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Sudarshan Panda today. He further stated that the tigress would be tranquilised and relocated to the core area of the Reserve if […]

Balasore: A newborn girl was found abandoned in Machhua forest under Mitrapur in Balasore district on Tuesday. According to reports, a woman from a village nearby Machhua forest had gone to the jungle for agricultural works when she heard the baby’s wail. When she followed the cries, she found the baby lying in the forest […]

Keonjhar: At least five police personnel including a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Ghasipura police station sustained injuries following a scuffle with the locals of Padna village in Keonjhar district on Tuesday. As per sources, the incident occurred when a team of police personnel along with Anandpur SDPO Maheswar Sethi had gone to Padna village to arrest […]

Berhampur: The Vigilance sleuths today conducted simultaneous raids on the houses and office of the Junior Engineer of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Gagan Bihari Pati on charges of amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Pati is reportedly the in-charge of Berhampur and Gunupur in Ganjam and Rayagada district respectively. Acting […]

Angul: A day after Wildlife Institute of India (WII) researcher cleared that tigress Sundari will stay in Satkosia Tiger Reserve; death of a cow at Lehedi village under Athmallik forest division of Angul district on Monday has once again triggered protests. Athmallik Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Samyak Samantray informed that it is not yet confirmed […]

Bhadrak: Large scale irregularities have surfaced in the supply of rice under Antyodaya Yojana in Dosinga panchayat under Chandbali block of Bhadrak district with beneficiaries of five villages including Balisahi alleging that subsidized rice is being misappropriated and they are thus deprived of getting their share of 35 kgs per family. Under the scheme, a […]

Sambalpur: Alleging gross irregularities in the recruitment of civil constables in the district, the job aspirants have knocked the doors of the Superintendent of Police stating that the initial merit list published after a written and physical examination was changed. The revised list, published later, did not mention their names, the aspirants further alleged. Demanding […]

Nuapada: A day after dreaded Maoist Manoj Madkami escaped from the Nuapada SDJM court premises, seven police personnel including two Assistant Sub-Inspectors were placed under suspension for dereliction in duty. The cops have been identified as Pankaj Tandi, Pushpalata Sunani, Bholanath Majhi, Pantabai Nayak, Harishankar Sabar, Laxman Sabar and Madhusudan Majhi. Madkami, a resident of […]

Berhampur: Prime accused in the spine-chilling murder case of a HDFC bank agent was arrested by a special team of Berhampur police, informed Berhampur SP Pinak Mishra in a presser today. “The murder was fallout of a triangular love affair between the deceased Bishnu Prasad Gouda, prime accused Hrushikesh Tripathy, the owner of Gayatri Clinic […]

Bhubaneswar: The fresh cyclonic circulation formed over the east-central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a low pressure as a result of which the amount of rainfall will increase from September 20 and 21, informed officials of the Regional Met Department today. As such, heavy rain accompanied with lightning and thunderstorm is very […]

Bhubaneswar: Teachers under the aegis of Odisha School and College Teachers’ and Employees United Forum will take out rallies in all the panchayats across the State from today to intensify their ongoing agitation over fulfilment of various demands. As per sources, thousands of teachers, intellectuals and common people would take part in the agitation and […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid massive protest by the locals demanding relocation of tigress ‘Sundari’ after she allegedly killed a woman in Satkosia Tiger reserve (STR) area, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) researcher Dr Ramesh, after monitoring the situation at Satkosia, cleared the air saying Sundari will not be taken back to Bandhavgarh. In an exclusive interview to […]