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Vessel survives gunfire near Strait of Hormuz, reaches Odisha's Paradip with 2 million barrels of crude oil

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- An oil tanker carrying a massive cargo of crude oil arrived at the Paradip Port on Wednesday. The ship reached Odisha after surviving gunfire near Iranian waters. Amid escalati... Read More


Illegal mid-sea bird hunting racket busted, 297 live birds rescued in Balasore

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- The Odisha Forest Department on Wednesday dismantled an illegal mid-sea bird hunting operation near Kirtania in Balasore district. The department rescued hundreds of live birds ... Read More


Adani group to invest Rs 1.01 lakh crore in Odisha, to generate over 53,000 jobs

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- Odisha government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth Rs 1,01,000 crore with the Adani Group to establish an integrated aluminium value chain in the state on Thursd... Read More


Suspended lady Kendrapara IIC moves Orissa High Court seeking anticipatory bail in custodial torture case

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- Expecting imminent arrest, suspended Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Sandhyarani Jena filed an anticipatory bail petition before the Orissa High Court. Jena, the former head of the Ta... Read More


Odisha doctors' protest enters second day, patients bear the brunt of stir

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- Hospital services were seen to be severely disrupted across Odisha as the doctors' protest entered its second consecutive day. The ongoing protest, driven by a 10-point charter ... Read More


Odisha jail chief warder seen partying with former prisoners in Sambalpur, video triggers controversy

Bhubaneswar, July 2 -- A senior prison official was reportedly seen roaming around and socialising publicly with suspected criminals in the Rairakhol region in Sambalpur district. The Chief Warder of ... Read More


Odisha medicos wear black badges on National Doctors' Day as OMSA protest continues

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Junior doctors at the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack are wearing black badges while performing their duties on Wednesday in support of the Odisha Medical S... Read More


Bhubaneswar temple priest gets life term for sexual exploitation and murder of woman

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- The Khurda District and Sessions Court awarded life imprisonment to a temple priest on Tuesday for the sexual exploitation and murder of a woman in a case dating back to May 13,... Read More


Landmark ruling: Odisha POCSO court awards death penalty in child murder case

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Berhampur Additional District Judge (Ad hoc) Fast Track POCSO Court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a man for the murder of his minor niece. The convict has been identified... Read More


Thieves lock husband, thrash wife and loot gold worth over Rs 5L in Kendrapara

Bhubaneswar, July 1 -- Two thieves reportedly broke into a house, confined the homeowner, physically assaulted his wife, and escaped with cash and gold ornaments valued at over Rs 5 lakh late on Tuesd... Read More