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Puri: Kumbharapada and Baselisahi police in Puri Thursday arrested two persons and seized banned gutkha and pan masala products worth lakhs of rupees during raids. The accused have been identified as R. Lokanath Reddy and Ramchandra Malu (61). The action was taken as part of...

Kolkata: Skipper Shai Hope top-scored with a 46-ball 75 as West Indies posted 165 for six against Italy in their final group league fixture of the T20 World Cup here Thursday. Asked to bat first, West Indies were well served by Hope, who hit six...

Bolangir: A sex racket was busted near the railway gate in the Sudpada Gas Godown Lane area of Bolangir town Wednesday evening. Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Town Police Station conducted a surprise raid at a two-storey house and detained two young...

Barbil: A four-month pregnant woman was killed and her husband critically injured after a speeding truck ran them over near Bhusugaon on the Bhadrasahi-Barbil stretch of State Highway 10 under Barbil police limits in Keonjhar district Wednesday afternoon, police said. The deceased was identified as...

Rayagada/Kalyansinghpur: Despite a slew of development initiatives undertaken by the Union and the state governments, especially for tribals, basic amenities like drinking water, healthcare, and proper roads continue to remain a far cry for the Dongria Kondh community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) living...

Berhampur: The Government Railway Police (GRP) Wednesday recovered the body of a woman from railway tracks in the early hours of the morning, with her family terming it as ‘murder’. The deceased was identified as Rajalakshmi Sahu, 48, a resident of Gajapati Nagar under Baidyanathpur...

Joda: Mining officials Wednesday seized three iron ore-laden trucks and detained four drivers during a pre-dawn raid in Pidhapokhari and Malangtoli reserve forest areas of Joda mining circle. Authorities said the trucks were allegedly smuggling about 120 tonnes of iron ore to Sundargarh district. The...

Bhawanipatna: A man escaped death by a whisker when a bullet fired by a miscreant missed him near Dayanidhi Chhak in this headquarters town of Kalahandi district Tuesday night, police said. The accused allegedly threatened the contractor, demanding money and attempted to shoot him late...

Bhubaneswar: Amid growing threats of illegal home-made explosives to poach animals in the state’s wildlife corridors, Odisha Police joined hands with the Forest personnel to intensify joint patrolling and ground-level intelligence sharing to arrest dangerous ploys by lawbreakers. The explosive trap using a mixture of...

Baliapal: A man was arrested and sent to jail Wednesday after allegedly attempting to kill his wife by pouring petrol on her and setting her ablaze at her parents’ house at Narayanpur village under Baliapal police limits in Balasore district, Tuesday night. The woman’s father,...