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Baisinga: Two 16-kV electric transformers were stolen from Hatipatuka and Patlipura villages in Mayurbhanj district late Monday night, leading to widespread power outages and public anger. According to a source, the thefts took place near Panchapalli High School in Hatipatuka and near Patlipura village, both...

Baripada/Kuliana: A day after a failed robbery attempt near Jagannathpur, five armed men looted lakhs of rupees from Odisha Gramya Bank in Kuchei, both under Kuliana police limits of Mayurbhanj district, a source said. According to the source, the robbers arrived on two motorcycles, brandished...

Berhampur: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested nine people for allegedly assaulting and humiliating two Dalit men in Ganjam district. According to Niti Shekhar, DIG southern range, the accused will be produced before a court soon. Ganjam SP Suvendu Kumar Patra had said a case was registered,...

Jajpur: Odisha Police Tuesday arrested a 30-year-old man in Jajpur district for allegedly misbehaving with two female students who had recently come to the state from Delhi, a police officer said. He is one of the two accused of misbehaving with the students, he said....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP YB Khurania has directed authorities to identify railway stations being used for smuggling of narcotics such as ganja and opium through trains. Addressing a state-level meeting of the Railway Security Committee Monday, the DGP discussed a range of railway security concerns in...

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Congress Tuesday expressed anguish over the alleged torture of two Dalit men on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Odisha's Ganjam district and constituted a fact-finding committee to investigate the incident. The two Dalit men were allegedly tonsured, assaulted and forced to crawl on their...

New Delhi/Berhampur: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has raised concerns over the incident of inhumane treatment meted out to two Dalit youths in Dharakote area of Ganjam district over the suspicion of cattle smuggling. Gandhi Monday demanded the...

Daringbadi: Hundreds of tourists thronged every day to Daringbadi in Kandhamal district, braving the summer heat for a retreat in nature. Popular tourist spots in the block, such as Hill View Park, Nature Park, Coffee Garden, Midubanda waterfall, Kisubadi waterfall and Lovers’ Point, saw large...

Sambalpur: Efforts will be made to preserve the 150-year-old Chandrasekhar Behera Zilla School here as a heritage institution and explore partnerships with IIM, Sambalpur, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Monday during a visit to the school. Pujari also reviewed the teaching and...

Baripada: A unique scene from Neda village under Saraskana block in Mayurbhanj district has gone viral on social media, where a groom was ferried on a boat across floodwaters to reach the bride’s house. Due to continuous rainfall in the upper catchment areas, a flashflood...