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Bantala: A 48-year-old man was beaten to death over the suspicion of infidelity in Nuakheta under Bantala police limits in Angul district Friday evening. Police have detained two brothers for their involvement in the crime and seized the weapon used in the killing. According to...

Bhanjanagar: The Additional District Judge of Bhanjanagar, Sheikh Mohammad Kayes, Saturday sentenced five men to life imprisonment in connection with the 2019 murder of Pabana Sethi. The five convicts were identified as Basanta Sethi, Dillip Sethi, Abhimanyu Sethi, Sweta Sethi and Santosh Samal — all...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: Opposition BJD in Odisha Saturday said it will lodge a complaint with the Election Commission to seek "justice", alleging that large-scale "state-sponsored manipulation" happened in the Nuapada bypoll. The decision to lodge the complaint was taken at a meeting of the party's political affairs...

Cuttack: A man allegedly stabbed his father and stepmother to death over a long-standing property dispute in Odisha's Cuttack city, police said Saturday. The accused, identified as Alok Das, was arrested. The incident took place at the Old Jail colony under Dargha Bazar police station...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Two wild elephants died in separate incidents in Odisha, officials said Saturday. An elephant undergoing treatment after falling ill in the Chandaka forest area died late Friday, they said. It was suspected that the 22-year-old elephant died due to an infection in its digestive...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP Y B Khurania Saturday said the state police was making all efforts to meet the deadline of March 31, 2026, to eliminate Maoists from the country. He made the statement after chairing a meeting with senior officers of CRPF and BSF at...

Guwahati: Kuldeep Yadav (3/48) led India's fightback as South Africa lost four wickets in the final session to slip to 247 for six at stumps, Day One of the second Test Saturday. After Ravindra Jadeja had South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma caught at mid-off by...

Bhadrak/Sambalpur: At least three persons were killed and five others injured in two road accidents in Odisha's Bhadrak and Sambalpur districts  Saturday, police said. In Sambalpur, one person was killed and five others were critically injured after an ambulance with a patient and his relatives...

Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal, and it is likely to intensify into a depression around November 24, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. "Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, a low-pressure area has formed near the Malacca Strait...

Bhubaneswar:  A war of words broke out between Odisha's ruling BJP and Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday over the inventory of jewellery and valuables stored in the refurbished 'Ratna Bhandar' (treasury) of Shree Jagannath temple in Puri. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) chief administrator...