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Jaleswar: A two-month-old boy sustained serious burn injuries after slipping from his mother’s lap into a burning hearth at Chalanti village under Jaleswar police limits in Balasore district Tuesday evening. According to sources, the child’s mother had lit a hearth in the courtyard to keep...

Balasore: A pickup van helper was allegedly beaten to death near a gymnasium at Sahada under Sadar police limits in Balasore Wednesday. The incident taking place on the occasion of Makar Sankranti has spread shockwaves in the region. The deceased was identified as Sheikh Makandar...

CHANDRANSHU MISHRA, OP Bhawanipatna: Adding spiritual fervour to the ongoing Kalahandi Utsav, the sacred torch (Mashal), symbolising the district’s rich spiritual, cultural, and historical heritage, arrived in Bhawanipatna from various prominent religious, spiritual, and spiritual shrines of the district. The torch was accorded a warm...

Bhubaneswar: During a high-level committee meeting on Ama Bus operations Wednesday, officials approved an incentive scheme for bus captains and guides, set to roll out from January 26. Under the scheme, incentives will be disbursed quarterly based on comprehensive evaluations of safe driving practices and...

Khurda: The Khurda Excise team Wednesday seized 115 grams of brown sugar and 140 kg of ganja in separate raids at different locations, leading to the arrest of two smugglers. In the first case, the District Mobile Unit of Khurda Excise conducted a raid between...

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step towards enhancing passenger comfort, hygiene and service quality, East Coast Railway (ECoR) Waltair Division’s DRM Lalit Bohra launched an innovative tea and coffee vending initiative on trains. This new system (gadget), first-of-its-kind, aims to provide passengers with tastier, hotter and...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital City is set to come alive this Sunday (January 18) as the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) prepares to host the second Patha Utsav of the year on the Baramunda– Jagamara New Road. In preparation for the event, a high-level meeting was recently...

Bhubaneswar: Pahala police Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly cheating a woman of Rs  22.70 lakh by posing as a doctor and luring her with a false promise of marriage. The accused has been identified as Ranjib Kumar Pradhan, who impersonated himself as Dr Prakash...

Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested a 27-year-old man for threatening and attempting to extort money from a woman street vendor in the IG Park Lane area, Capital police said Wednesday. According to the complaint, the accused, identified as Suresh Behera, used to park his motorcycle near...

Boinda: The carcass of a male elephant was recovered Wednesday from Kadalimunda Khesada forest under the Bamur forest range in Kishorenagar block of Angul district, forest officials said. Preliminary inquiry indicated that the elephant, estimated to be about 15 years old, had died nearly four...