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Maoist surrenders

A juvenile Maoist who had been active for years in the Saranda and Kolhan regions along Odisha border surrendered before Rourkela police Thursday and joined the mainstream, officials said.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

3 Naxals gunned down in Sukma

Three Naxalites, including a woman, collectively carrying a reward of ₹12 lakh, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district Thursday, police said.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

Two Odisha men fall victim to Kerala organ trafficking racket

A racket involved in trafficking people to Iran for illegal organ donation had also sent two persons from Odisha to Tajikistan this year, the NIA has found while probing a case registered in Kerala.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

China backs Venezuela

China voiced political support for Venezuela Thursday after the United States ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, denouncing what it called ‘unilateral bullying’ but offering no details on any long-time oil supplier

2 min  |

December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

'Men have higher lung pollutant deposition in Delhi'

Sitting in vehicles stuck in traffic or walking along crowded footpaths as they make their way back home from work, men in Delhi are absorbing more of the city's polluted air into their lungs than women, according to a study conducted over five years.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

'26 Indians working in Russian forces died'

Twenty-six Indians working in the Russian armed forces have reportedly died, while seven have been marked as missing by the Russian side, the government told Parliament Thursday.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

Pilot's father demands another investigation

Pushkaraj Sabharwal, the father of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, one of the pilots killed in the crash, has demanded a formal government investigation into the tragedy.

1 min  |

December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

Keeping Nigeria's schoolchildren safe

NIGERIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM STRUGGLES WITH LOW ENROLLMENT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE IN THE STATES WHERE ABDUCTIONS ARE MOST COMMON

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

India resumes visa services in Dhaka

India Thursday resumed operations at its visa application centre in Dhaka, a day after closing it over escalated security concerns, but closed two other identical facilities in other parts of Bangladesh as anti-India protestors tried to march towards the Indian missions there.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

India look to seal series against SA

Concerns mount around Indian captain SKY and vice captain Gill

2 min  |

December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

Deposed PM Oli re-elected party chair

Ousted Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was Thursday elected as the CPN-UML’s chairman for the third consecutive term with a two-thirds majority.

1 min  |

December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

Stewart School holds Annual Sports Day

Stewart School celebrated its 65th Annual Sports Day Thursday with great enthusiasm.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

Convicted Maha minister Kokate quits from Cabinet

Nationalist Congress Party minister Manikrao Kokate has resigned from the Maharashtra Cabinet following a court verdict upholding his conviction and two-year jail term in a 1995 cheating and forgery case, becoming the second NCP minister to quit this year.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

US rolls out $10bn Taiwan arms deal

FRESH TENSIONS WITH CHINA

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

TRIBAL HACKED TO DEATH OVER SORCERY SUSPICION

A 51-year-old tribal man was brutally hacked to death with an axe over suspected witchcraft and sorcery at Uskapali village under Kalimela police limits in Malkangiri district, Wednesday night.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

SC junks PIL on packaged drinking water standards

The Supreme Court Thursday refused to entertain a PIL seeking enforcement of international standards for packaged drinking water, saying this is a case of \"luxury litigation\" in a country where a large population still lacks access to basic drinking water.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

Scholarship scam: 149 students, 7 institutions in Khurda booked

A review conducted by the CAG into the implementation of the post-matric scholarship scheme in Khurda district for the period 2017-18 to 2020-21 has uncovered large-scale irregularities

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

Sat-Chi get closer to knockouts

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty dished out a solid performance to outwit the Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in their second Group B match to inch closer to the knockout stage of the BWF World Tour Finals here Thursday.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

Orissa HC orders action in medicinal opium case

The Orissa High Court has directed state authorities to take appropriate legal action in a case concerning the supply of medicinal opium to a Khurda resident, under the Odisha Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1989.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

IndiaAI Mission hosts conference in City

The IndiaAI Mission, in collaboration with the state government, launched the Regional AI Impact Conference in the Capital Thursday, ahead of the Odisha AI Summit starting December 19.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

ICG cracks down on illegal fishing

Indian Coast Guard authorities have apprehended two Bangladeshi fishing boats with 35 crew members for \"illegally fishing\" inside India's Exclusive Economic Zone in the northern Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

Traffic curbs imposed for NH-49 works

The Mayurbhanj district administration has imposed traffic restrictions on National Highway 49 passing through Dwarashuni Ghat for road-widening work.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

TRAGEDY IN THE SKY

As 2025 draws to a close, it is shaping up to be one of the deadliest years for civil aviation in recent memory.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

BJP MLAs urge CM to reconsider 3-fold salary hike

Amidst public criticism over the threefold hike in salaries and allowances of legislators, ruling BJP MLAs Thursday urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to reconsider the proposal.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

Hidden Rebalancing

Next year, global growth is expected to be near 3.1%, almost the same as this year.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

Parl passes nuclear energy Bill

Parliament Thursday passed the nuclear energy Bill, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation seeking to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation.

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December 19, 2025
Orissa POST

Orissa POST

Parl okays VB-G RAM G Bill

Opposition tears papers in House

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

DELHI: CURBS ON PRE-BS VI VEHICLES COME INTO FORCE

New Delhi, Dec 18: The ban on entry of non-Delhi private vehicles below BS VI standards and the enforcement of the 'No PUC, No Fuel' rule came into force in the national capital Thursday, as authorities stepped up measures to tackle worsening air pollution.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

2 youths of one family killed in road accident

Two youths ofa family were killed after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by an unknown vehicle in Bhadrak district, police said Thursday.

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December 19, 2025

Orissa POST

Kabaddi controversy: Pak player represents India

A popular Pakistani international kabaddi player, Ubaidullah Rajput, faces the prospect of a severe disciplinary action after he appeared for an Indian team in a private tournament in Bahrain December 16.

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December 19, 2025