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Maoists warn timber mafia in Koraput

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 12:28

Maoists have put up posters and banners in Odisha`s tribal district Koraput warning timber mafia against felling of trees in the district.

Man gets life in jail in Odisha for killing his father

Last Updated: Sunday, August 3, 2014, 12:05

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing his father, a police officer, three years ago.

Election of two more Odisha MLAs challenged in High Court

Last Updated: Saturday, August 2, 2014, 15:06

Election of a BJD MLA and that of a Congress legislator has been challenged in Orissa High Court.

Elderly couple murdered on suspicion of witchcraft

Last Updated: Saturday, August 2, 2014, 11:22

A 22-year-old man was arrested in Odisha`s Mayurbhanj district for hacking an elderly couple to death on suspicion of witchcraft, police said Saturday.

Sarpanch loses seat for violating two-child norm

Last Updated: Friday, August 1, 2014, 21:28

A Kendrapara district court has set side the election of a sarpanch (village head) as he was found to be a father of more than two children, a violation of the provisions of the Odisha Gram Panchayat Act.

EOW seizes 1.622 kg gold, 208 kg silver coins from Ponzi firms

Last Updated: Friday, August 1, 2014, 15:54

Odisha government`s economic offence wing (EOW) and state police have seized cash worth Rs one crore, 1.662 kg gold and 208.840 kg silver coins and other valuable items from different ponzi companies between 2012 and June, 2014, official sources said.

Odisha BJP leader demands CBI probe into misuse of quota

Last Updated: Friday, August 1, 2014, 15:44

Seeking an explanation from Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on alleged misuse of discretionary quota in land allotment, senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra Friday demanded a CBI probe into the matter in which Comptroller and Auditor General has also found illegalities.

Saradha scam: BJD MP`s home searched by CBI

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 19:51

CBI on Thursday carried out search operations at 30 locations including house of a sitting Biju Janata Dal MP and two other politicians from Odisha in connection with its probe into multi-crore chit fund scam related to Saradha and other companies.

12 villages cut-off due to landslide in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 15:54

Landslide in Odisha, triggered by heavy downpour, has cut-off about a dozen villages on the Bonda hills in Malkangiri from the district headquarters for the last four days, district officials said.

Ganjam schools to educate students about road safety

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2014, 11:52

In a bid to create awareness about traffic rules, Ganjam district administration in Odisha has asked schools to open road safety clubs for students and educate them about rules and safety norms.