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Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)/Bolangir: Fifteen Naxalites, including Special Zonal Committee-level member Vikas, surrendered before security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said. According to police, the surrendered cadres, including nine women, belonged to the Bolangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund division of Maoists and were active along...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has discussed with the Ministry of External Affairs the safe return of people of the state residing or stranded in West Asia, a minister said Sunday. Replying to a media query on the rescue of Odia people from...

Baripada: A 62-year-old tribal woman was allegedly hacked to death by a villager who suspected her of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Joba Tudu of village Kumbhirda under Bahalda Police Station. "Jugu Marandi, 26, of the...

Bhubaneswar: A YouTube vlogger was allegedly stabbed to death by a group of four to five persons at GGP Colony near Rasulgarh Saturday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Rahul Maharana. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital in a critical condition...

Jajpur: At least five people have been arrested by police for allegedly poisoning a man to death in Jajpur district, an officer said Saturday. Police arrested them after an autopsy report revealed that the 39-year-old deceased, identified as Santosh Malik, was poisoned to death. Police...

Udala: Allegation of ragging has surfaced at a government-run school hostel in Mayurbhanj district after a video of the incident went viral, raising concerns about the safety of boarders. The incident reportedly took place at the hostel of PM SHRI Government High School in Khunta...

Sonepur: Fifteen migrant workers from Subarnapur and Bolangir districts were rescued from a brick kiln in Telangana and reunited with their families, police said Saturday. Subarnapur SP Narayan Nayak informed reporters at the district police headquarters here that the workers were traced to a kiln...

Morada: A newborn baby girl was rescued Saturday after being found abandoned in bushes behind the residence of the local ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) in Mayurbhanj district. The infant was discovered in Jhinkiria village under Morada block after her cries were heard from behind...

Berhampur: Three men allegedly posing as officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) decamped with gold ornaments worth about Rs 1 crore from a businessman near Brahmapur Railway Station in this city, police said. The accused reportedly intercepted the businessman on the pretext of...

Chhatrapur: In a major push towards industrial expansion in state, about 8,000 acres of the historic salt pans in Ganjam district, including areas in Humma and the Surala-Sumandi plains near the Bahuda River, are set to be acquired by the Central government. According to reports,...