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Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a man was arrested Tuesday for attempting to set his wife and daughters on fire over prolonged marital discord in the Kuha area under Airfield police station limits. The accused has been identified as Ajit Mallick (36), husband of the...

Sonepur/Tarbha: A 17-year-old student of PM Shri Government (SSD) Higher Secondary School in Tarbha block of Subarnapur district died reportedly under mysterious circumstances Tuesday, triggering protests by the locals. The deceased was identified as Aryan Suna, a Class XII Science student, reported ly collapsed suddenly...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: An international digital fraud syndicate allegedly involved in cheating its victims of over Rs 50 crore by impersonating law enforcement officials has been busted, with the arrest of 10 people, including from Odisha, police said Tuesday. The arrests were made from Delhi, Maharashtra,...

Rayagada: The long-awaited ring road in Rayagada town will be constructed fully, and it will be seven metre in width, a report said. The matter came to the fore as the Works department finalised and approved the detailed project report (DPR), officials said. The existing...

Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik Tuesday termed the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old college student at Dhauli in Odisha as 'distressing', while the BJP accused the regional party of indulging in politics with the tragic incident. Patnaik also expressed concerns over the alleged sexual...

Berhampur: A 27-year-old man was arrested from Chennai by the Odisha Police for allegedly raping a woman in Berhampur town around two years back, police said Monday. The 45-year-old woman met the accused at a mobile repair shop and then frequently visited her residence, making...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is poised to emerge as a major pharma hub in eastern India by manufacturing quality medicines and developing advanced devices for treatment, said Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi here Tuesday. Addressing the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025, Majhi said that the government is fulfilling...

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested a couple from Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on the charge of duping investors of Rs 20 crore in the name of share trading, an official statement said Tuesday. The accused, identified as...

Abu Dhabi: Kolkata Knight Riders splurged a record-breaking Rs 25.20 to land top Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and Rs 18 crore to acquire the services of Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana in the Indian Premier League players' auction here Tuesday. Uncapped Indian players were also...

Bhadrak: A gangster, wanted in at least 15 criminal cases, was allegedly shot in a gunfight with the police in Odisha's Bhadrak district in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, a six-member police team went to the Malgodown area to...