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Bhawanipatna: Vigilance officials caught a MGNREGA assistant posted with the Kalahandi Watershed Department Monday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 35,000 from a beneficiary. The accused has identified as Priyanka Jena, was allegedly demanding money to facilitate the release of a bill related to...

Bhubaneswar: A 36-year-old man was arrested in Odisha for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman after exploiting her vulnerability following a job fraud incident, police said Monday. Police said the victim woman lodged a written complaint at Dhauli Police Station Sunday. Although the alleged rape took...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Manmath Routray has said that V.K. Pandian's wife, Sujata R. Karthikeyan, is likely to join the BJD soon, describing her induction as "almost certain." Routray said party leaders and workers are eagerly awaiting her arrival. "The sooner she...

Cuttack: A candidate appearing for the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) examination conducted by OPSC was arrested for allegedly cheating with the help of a smartphone and wireless earbuds, while three others were held for assisting him, police said Monday. The accused, identified as Abhishek Rout,...

Mullanpur: India won the off Test against Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs after bowling out the visitors twice on day three here Monday. Following on, Afghanistan were bundled out for 112, worse then their 152 in the first innings after India posted a...

Sambalpur: A 60-year-old woman and her 35-year-old daughter were hacked to death in Odisha's Sambalpur district allegedly over suspicion that they were practising witchcraft, police said Monday. The incident took place in Giripali Khadiapada village under the jurisdiction of Sason police station area when they...

Baripada: Tree stumps at the site of the proposed interstate bus terminal at Palabani in Mayurbhanj district were allegedly uprooted using JCB machines, triggering fresh concerns over possible destruction of evidence in an ongoing tree-felling dispute linked to the project. The matter is pending before...

Baripada: A rare rock art site featuring ancient carvings and a Sanskrit inscription dating back to the seventh-eighth century AD has been discovered in the Paladha Salua forest near Chadakata village in Mayurbhanj district, a finding that researchers believe could shed new light on the...

Berhampur: More than 1.86 lakh candidates appeared for the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) Sunday for admission to the five-year BS-MS programme for the 2026-27 academic session across seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs). IISER Berhampur conducted the examination for the first time...

Aska: A fire broke out at the office of the Superintendent of the Aska Postal Division in Aska town, while another blaze erupted in the paediatric ward of the Chhatrapur Sub-Divisional Hospital in Ganjam district Sunday evening. The fire at the postal division office, located...