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Chhatrapur/Bhanjanagar: In a crackdown on cattle smuggling, police in Ganjam district intercepted vehicles transporting cattle illegally and rescued about 100 animals, sources said Thursday. Four people were arrested for allegedly smuggling cattle, mostly cows, from Gholapur near Baibali village under Bhanjanagar police limits to Kerala,...

Hatadihi: Police suspect a love affair may have led to the murder of a West Bengal woman whose decomposed body was recovered from a field in Balia area under Soso police limits in Kendujhar district. An alleged accomplice in the crime has been arrested, while...

Jharsuguda: Police in Jharsuguda district solved a sensational murder case within six hours, arresting a woman and her lover for the alleged murder of her husband. The accused, identified as Geeta Mirdha, 40, and Tikinu Kishan, 44, were arrested for allegedly killing Geeta’s husband, Sashtidhar...

Bhubaneswar: In a major infrastructure announcement for the holy city of Puri, state government has unveiled plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art multipurpose convention centre with a seating capacity of 1,000, aimed at transforming the city into a premier destination for conferences, cultural events,...

Paikmal: In a distressing incident highlighting the persistence of social boycott, the family of an elderly woman reportedly had to carry her body to a cremation ground on a bicycle after villagers refused to help with her last rites in Bargarh district’s Paikmal area. The...

Bhubaneswar: Ruling that a wife cannot be treated as her husband’s property and is free to decide where she wishes to live, the Orissa High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a man seeking the release of his wife from alleged illegal...

Malkangiri: Officials of the Odisha Forest Department Thursday seized 311 turtles during a raid in Malkangiri district and arrested three persons. Acting on a tip-off, Malkangiri forest range officers conducted a special vehicle checking operation at Padmagiri Chowk here and found a total of 311...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday announced the winners of the 35th and 36th State Film Awards for 2023 and 2024, recognising achievements across 30 categories each year. The awards were announced by Odisha's Minister for Odia Language, Literature and Culture, Suryabanshi Suraj, at Sanskruti Bhawan...

Baleshwar: A businessman was killed by two masked assailants in broad daylight in Odisha's Baleshwar town Thursday, police said. The deceased businessman was identified as Sk Hamid (48), and the incident took place at Aradbazar under Sahadevkhunta police limit here, the police said. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The anti-corruption vigilance department of the Odisha government Thursday arrested three contractors for their alleged involvement in misappropriation of public money worth nearly Rs 3 crore in the installation of LED street lights in three different districts during the previous BJD regime, an official...