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Mayurbhanj: Similipal National Park, which was closed for three continuous days due to heavy rainfall, reopened for visitors from today. According to reports, the decision was taken as a precautionary measure for the tourists. However,…

Bolangir: An abandoned newborn baby boy was found beneath a bridge near Bolangir railway station here today morning. Suspected to have been deserted by his family members in the wee hours, a woman spotted the boy and rescued him in…

Kendrapara: Police have detained a woman with 50grams of brown sugar in Kendrapara district. The estimated value of the seized contraband is around Rs 5 lakh, officials informed. Acting on reliable input, police conducted a raid at a…

Bhubaneswar: Alert villagers foiled loot from the State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Balianta, in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar and nabbed the accused. The accused has been identified as Uma Shankar Parida of the same area. As per…

Bhubaneswar:  Robbers looted houses near Khandagiri police station in the capital city and fled away with assets worth lakhs of rupees. As per reports, miscreants broke into one Ramchandra Pattnaik’s house and decamped with valuables…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a special package for the weavers in the State. The Odisha CM observed that after agriculture, handlooms are the main source of employment for the rural population in…

Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court on Monday gave four weeks' time to the Odisha government to file an affidavit on the progress of the investigation into the murder of a five-year-old girl in Nayagarh district. The development came after…

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Wednesday has issued a circular banning the sale and use of sharp kite strings called 'manja' which injure and kill birds as well as people. "On the occasion of Makar Sankranti on…

Bhubaneswar: Akshay Parija's production short film 'Paika Bidroha' has won the special jury award at the 9th Mumbai International Short Film Festival 2020. Based on the tumultuous event of the first war of independence in the Indian…

Rairangpur: Two persons were killed while one sustained critical injuries after the motorcycle they were riding on hit by an unidentified vehicle in Mayurbhanj district. The identities of the deceased persons were not known immediately.…