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Bhadrak: A 22-year-old married man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly attempting to kill a minor schoolgirl by pouring petrol on her body after she rejected his advances in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said. The incident took place at Fatepur under Dhusuri police station limits in...

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in the sensational Khandagiri murder case rose to two after the father of the deceased youth succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar Monday. The man had sustained critical injuries while trying to save his son during a...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday slammed the BJP government in the state over providing error-ridden textbooks to school students, saying it has "shaken the very foundation of children's future". Terming textbooks as the "first source of truth" for children, the former chief minister said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has extended Rabi paddy procurement period till July 3 to facilitate the lifting of paddy from mandis in five districts, where stocks remain uncleared, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra said Tuesday. The extension is aimed at ensuring smooth...

Thuamul Rampur: Police Monday arrested seven persons and forwarded them to court in connection with the alleged attack on a Dalit family at Taragaon under the jurisdiction of Thuamul Rampur police station. The accused have been identified as Nabin Majhi (40), Santosh Majhi (25), Daya...

Thuamul Rampur: The block administration visited the remote Tumonikhol village in Kalahandi district within days of an Orissa POST report highlighting its long-pending civic issues and initiated measures to address them. A team led by Block Development Officer (BDO) Dhruva Charan Muduli trekked nearly 3 to 4...

Puri: Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities had a massive ceremonial bath a day ago. This kicked off the 'Anasar' ritual Tuesday as the divine trinity had fallen 'sick' and gone into isolation, requiring the 12th-century temple to remain closed for a fortnight. The portals...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Continuing its drive against public servants engaged in corruption, Odisha Vigilance Tuesday launched simultaneous house searches at multiple locations linked to two officials of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), formerly called V.S.S. Medical College and Hospital, Burla, in Sambalpur...

Bhubaneswar: Banapur police have arrested two people in connection with the death of Tofan Nayak Tuesday, after registering a case based on a complaint filed by his family, sources said. According to the family members, Tofan, a married man with two daughters and a son,...

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rain lashed Bhubaneswar and Kataka early Tuesday, with the regional centre of the Indian Meteorological Department forecasting that rainfall intensity is likely to increase further in the coming days as the southwest monsoon becomes more active from July 1. The weather office has...