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Jharsuguda: A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his four-year-old stepdaughter, while awarding two years’ rigorous imprisonment to the child’s mother for failing to report the crime. The verdict was delivered by Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special...

Bhawanipatna: A man allegedly killed his wife over a monetary dispute and later attempted suicide in Kalahandi district, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred at Sanyasi Kundamal village under Junagarh police limits. The accused, identified as Pramod Chandan (57), allegedly murdered his wife Kasturi (54),...

Berhampur: A minor girl from Andhra Pradesh was allegedly drugged and gangraped in Berhampur, police said Tuesday. Three persons including a minor, have been arrested in this connection. Two of the accused, identified as Arjun Nayak (22), and Aditya Nayak (19), of Lanjipalli, were forwarded...

Bhubaneswar: Seven state public sector enterprises (SPSEs) incurred a loss of Rs 794.98 crore during FY 2022–23, up from Rs 453.11 crore in FY 2021–22, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said Tuesday. The CAG audited the financial performance of the SPSEs for...

Kuchinda: Despite frequent incidents of labourers dying in septic tanks due to oxygen deprivation, there remains a lack of awareness among homeowners and contractors about the need for proper safety measures. This concern was highlighted again Tuesday, when two persons were asphyxiated and as many...

Bhubaneswar: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology for his claim that former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was the link between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the CIA during the war against China in the 1960s. He was criticised within and outside...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday night withdrew four bills relating to a three-fold hike in salaries, allowances, and pensions of MLAs, ministers, the chief minister, and others before Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the budget session sine die, five days ahead of schedule. After midnight, the...

Bhubaneswar: Members of Odisha’s trans gender and gender-diverse community stage a protest here at Master Canteen Square Tuesday, opposing the pro posed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amend ment Act, 2026 (Bill No. 79). The demonstrators raised concerns that the amendment could un dermine the...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance Department Tuesday seized Rs 45.41 lakh in cash from the possession of an officer, who could not satisfactorily explain the source of the money, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the department intercepted Odisha Police Housing and...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a walkout by the Opposition MLAs, the Odisha Assembly Tuesday passed an appropriation Bill, allowing the state government to spend Rs 3.10 lakh crore from its consolidated fund during the financial year 2026-27. Speaking in favour of the Bill, Chief Minister Mohan Charan...