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Bantala: A man allegedly hacked his elder brother to death following a family dispute in Angul district, police said Monday. The incident occurred in Pokunda village under the Purunakote police limits Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Titun Seth, while the accused, his younger...

Mayurbhanj: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Monday. The family members of the victim alleged that the minor was gang raped Sunday, but Mayurbhanj additional superintendent of police (ASP) Deepak Kumar Gochayat said it was a case of...

Bhubaneswar: A 33-year-old former professor of a veterinary institution was arrested in Bhubaneswar Monday for allegedly sexually harassing a student and circulating her morphed photographs on social media, police said. The arrest was made by personnel of Bharatpur police station following an investigation into a...

Puri: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday said that Lord Jagannath was the ‘real king’ of Odisha and he is doing public service by occupying the CM's chair. "In Odisha, Chief Minister is not the ruler, but the Lord Himself is the real king and...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push to ensure the safety, dignity and welfare of sanitation workers, Odisha’s Housing & Urban Development Department has intensified implementation of the GARIMA (Gaurav and Respect for Individuals Involved in Manual Activities) Scheme across all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). The scheme...

Berhampur: A 46-year-old bus driver was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Monday for allegedly beating his elderly parents with a wooden log over a property dispute, resulting in the death of his father and leaving his mother critically injured, police said. The incident occurred Sunday...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday issued notice to Odisha government and actor-politician Anubhav Mohanty’s former wife, Varsha Priyadarshini, on a plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him over allegations of harassment and mental cruelty. A Bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi...

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation Monday conducted a successful flight-test of a long-range land attack cruise missile (LRLACM) off the coast of Odisha. The defence ministry said all the test objectives were fully met, as per the data captured by various tracking instruments....

Malkangiri: A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered in Odisha's Malkangiri district Monday, police said. The recovery was made during a search operation conducted by the District Voluntary Force (DVF) in the Silakota forest in the Padia police station area based on information...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday formally flagged off the historic “Somnath Swabhiman Yatra-2026” in Bhubaneswar, adding a new chapter to Odisha’s cultural and spiritual journey. CM Majhi inaugurated the pilgrimage by waving the green flag to a special train carrying more than...