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Phulbani: A teenage girl in Odisha's Kandhamal has halted her marriage to a 40-year-old man by dialling the district child helpline after she was unsuccessful in convincing her parents not to force her into wedlock, officials said Monday. The 17-year-old girl, a student of Class...

Keonjhar: A 16-year-old boy who went missing while bathing in an abandoned quarry in Odisha's Keonjhar district was found dead Monday, a day after he disappeared. Deceased has been identified as Nihar, a resident of Khaliamenta village under Ghasipura police limits. Angry villagers blocked roads...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond Monday said that all schools, both government and private, in the state will reopen June 18 after summer vacation. The schools were closed April 27 for summer vacation following a rise in temperatures in various districts...

Bhubaneswar: Enumeration forms for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Odisha have been distributed to around 99 per cent of the state's voters, and 34.54 per cent of those have been digitised, an official said Monday. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi participated in...

Sambalpur: Two persons, including a minor, drowned while taking a bath in Ib river in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Sunday afternoon, police said. The deceased were identified as Pankaj Kumar Sahu (20) and Girija Shankar Sahu (16). The incident took place around 3 pm at a...

Bhubaneswar: At least seven people died and 26 others were injured in four separate road accidents across three districts of Odisha Sunday, police said. In Keonjhar district, five people died in separate road mishaps involving motorcycles in Kanjipani police station area on National Highway-49, they...

Bhubaneswar: Akash Ranjan Mund, a KIIT Deemed to be University BA English student from the School of Liberal Studies, has been selected to represent India at the World Abilitysport Youth Games 2026, scheduled to be held in Türkiye from June 18 to 21. The World...

Bhadrak/Bant: A festive Raja celebration turned tragic in Bhadrak district after a 26-year-old youth allegedly hacked his mother to death with an axe Sunday. The incident occurred in Jirina village under Bant police limits in the district. The deceased was identified as Pushpalata Sahu, 55,...

Belguntha: Police arrested a 25-year-old man on charge of raping a 14-year-old girl in a village under the Gangpur police limits in Ganjam district. The accused, identified as Tapan Dakua, 25, was later produced in the court. According to police, the girl’s parents had gone...

Daspalla: Police Sunday arrested two persons in connection with the stone-pelting incident targeting the official vehicle of Daspalla Block Development Officer (BDO) Sarat Chandra Mallik. The accused were identified as Sukanta Behera, 25, and Rabi Bhoi, 40. Acting on information that the duo had returned...