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Rayagada: Former Rajya Sabha MP N Bhaskar Rao and five others surrendered before a court in Odisha's Rayagada district Monday in connection with the murder of prominent tribal leader Bhagirathi Mandangi in 2010, following a Supreme Court directive. Rao, who resigned from the opposition BJD...

Bhubaneswar: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan is scheduled to arrive in Odisha November 15 on a two-day visit during which he will inaugurate a special training and orientation programme for members of the state assembly. Odisha's Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Mahaling said the one-day orientation...

Kataka: At least 10 people were detained Monday following a scuffle involving woman ACP Ananya Awasthi during a firecracker-related dispute in Kataka’s Nayasadak area Sunday night, sources said. Investigators are examining CCTV footage, videos circulated on social media and eyewitness accounts to identify others involved...

Kendrapada: Three members of Tikhiri sarpanch Chameli Ojha’s family were seriously injured after two youths allegedly assaulted them over a past enmity in Mahakalpada block of Kendrapada district. The injured were identified as the sarpanch’s father, brother and a relative. They were initially rescued and...

Baripada: A tribal man was trampled to death by an elephant in a forest in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday, police said. The incident took place near Bandiraposhi village under Joshipur police limits when the victim, identified as Lalmohan Naik (55), went to a nearby forest...

Bhubaneswar: Night temperatures dropped below 20 degrees Celsius across most parts of Odisha, including the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Kataka, signalling the onset of winter in the state, the IMD said Monday. According to an IMD chart, Bhubaneswar recorded a minimum temperature of 18.9...

Kataka: A youth was found hanging inside his auto-rickshaw at Eidgah ground in Kurang Pradhan village under Kataka Sadar police station limits Monday morning, triggering suspicion of murder. The deceased was identified as Javed Mohammad. Local residents spotted his body hanging from the auto-rickshaw's mirror...

Kataka: A minor died and an elderly man was critically injured after a massive fire broke out in a three-storey building in the Hatipokhari area of Kataka Monday, police said. According to reports, the boy succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at SCB Medical...

Aali: A fire reportedly triggered by firecrackers gutted a two-room thatched house in Demal village under Aali police station limits in Odisha's Kendrapada district around 1 am, destroying household belongings worth several lakh rupees. According to reports, the family of Narayan Nayak was asleep when...

Daspalla: Three people were killed after an ambulance carrying a deceased man's body crashed into a culvert on National Highway 57 in Odisha's Nayagada district Sunday, police said. The accident occurred on a forest stretch near Shalabhanga under the jurisdiction of Banigochha police station in...