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Pushpa style smuggling: 1,080 litres of country liquor seized while being smuggled using milk van in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- What appeared to be an ordinary milk vehicle travelling towards Bhubaneswar turned out to be carrying something entirely different. Acting on a tip-off, the Excise Department in... Read More


No more stray cattle on National Highways! Odisha plans to build gaushalas every 100km

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- Stray cattle will soon be removed from National Highways (NHs) across Odisha and shifted to gaushalas to help prevent road accidents. Animal Resources Development Minister Goku... Read More


Rainfall likely to increase in Odisha as low-pressure area forms over Bay of Bengal

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal under the influence of a cyclonic circulation on Saturday, according to information from the Regional Meteorological Centre... Read More


70-yr-old alive woman declared dead by 2 sons to take control of property

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- A mother who gave birth to her children, raised them, and built a life for them is now fighting to prove that she is alive. In a shocking case reported from Bhadrak, a 70-year-o... Read More


Odisha: House collapses amid heavy rain, family has narrow escape

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- A thatched house was damaged after its walls collapsed amid continuous heavy rainfall in Sonepur district of Odisha. Fortunately, all members of the family managed to escape in ... Read More


Sambalpur: Civic body removes encroachments blocking roads and drains

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- An encroachment eviction drive is underway in Modipada area of Sambalpur, Odisha, with the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation removing illegal structures built by blocking roads an... Read More


Bhadrak flood scare: Rising Salandi, Nalia Rivers trigger embankment breaches

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- Flood fears loom large in Odisha's Bhadrak district as rising water levels in the Salandi and Nalia Rivers have triggered breaches at several points along the river embankments.... Read More


Odisha govt fixes sand MSP at Rs 340, plans auction of 100+ quarries

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- The Odisha government took a major step to curb illegal sand transportation and prevent the sale of sand at high prices. The move also aimed to stop arbitrary sand excavation an... Read More


Interstate smugglers dressed as kanwariyas arrested with 60 Kg ganja in Odisha's Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- Two interstate ganja smugglers were arrested Saturday by Odisha's Kandhamal Sadar police while allegedly transporting ganja in a car in Kawadiya attire. The accused have been id... Read More


Talcher-Bimalagarh railway project in Odisha gets Rs 950 crore boost; 756 hectares of land acquired

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 8 -- Bimalagarh Railway Project is progressing steadily, with Rs 950 crore allocated for the project during 2026-27, Odisha MP Dilip Ray said in a social media post following discuss... Read More