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Paralakhemundi: An undertrial prisoner (UTP), Runa Badaraita of Jirang village in Rayagada block, died at Paralakhemundi Sub-Jail Saturday night. While the exact cause of death is still pending confirmation, reports indicate he had been unwell. His family has raised suspicions surrounding the incident and demanded...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched an e-detection system to identify vehicles plying without a pollution under control certificate and insurance for strict enforcement of the rules, an official said Sunday. State Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur said the system was activated from September 1. Upon...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance Department sleuths Sunday arrested a woman engineer after detecting properties including Rs 7.15 lakh cash, deposits of Rs 63 lakh, and five plots from her possession, officials said. The arrested engineer has been identified as Anupama Sahoo, assistant executive engineer (AEE), drainage...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has asked all district collectors to ensure the uniform and consistent use of revised English spellings of place names in conformity with their Odia pronunciation across all government offices and institutions in their respective districts. Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue & Disaster...

Kendrapada: Hundreds of saltwater crocodile hatchlings have begun emerging from nests in the Bhitarkanika National Park, making their way into creeks and water bodies in Odisha's Kendrapada district, an official said. The annual hatchling emergence began three days ago and is expected to continue for...

Jagatsinghpur: A man from Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district allegedly killed his wife over a monetary dispute, police said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday night at Balarampur village. The deceased was identified as Puspalata Swain. As per preliminary investigation, the woman wanted to withdraw the money...

Shenzhen: Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a stirring comeback to beat China's He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in a three-game thriller and clinch the China Masters Super 750 title in Shenzhen Sunday. Playing their third final...

Dhenkanal: A private bus carrying around 50 passengers veered off the road and entered a pit near Shakti Sugar square on NH-55 in Dhenkanal district Sunday. Reports stated that all the passengers are safe. The bus, named ‘Pooja,’ was travelling from Telkoi in Kendujhar district...

Bhubaneswar: Damana Market remains one of the prominent markets in Bhubaneswar, catering to thousands of residents of the City’s northern neighbourhoods. Spread over 8 acres and 162 decimals, the market currently operates on around 4 acres due to certain legal disputes. Established August 12, 1990,...

Jajpur: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men at Chandikhole area in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Sunday. Two accused were arrested Saturday, after the woman filed a complaint at Kalinga Nagar police station Wednesday night, they said. The incident took place Tuesday...