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Two Odisha Govt officials held for possessing assets beyond income

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths Saturday arrested two Odisha government officials, including a forester, for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, police said. During search operations at properties of the forester, he was found in possession of two multi-storeyed buildings in Bhubaneswar and...

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Decades-old bat colony under threat as poachers strike

Khaira: A bat colony that has thrived for decades in Saradanga village under Khaira block of Balasore district is rapidly declining due to poaching, loss of habitat and alleged inaction by the Forest department, raising serious concerns among villagers and wildlife observers. Once safely roosting...

Land fraud

Man hacks bull with axe, held

Chhendipada: Police arrested a man for allegedly hacking a bull with an axe in Kanloi village under Bagadia police station in Angul district Friday. The accused was identified as Padmalochan Palai, a resident of Kanloi village, police said. According to preliminary information, a bull had...

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Chandbali shaken by three rape cases in 3 days

Chandbali: Three back-to-back rape cases reported within just three days have sent shockwaves across Chandbali subdivision in Bhadrak district, sparking public anger, prompting a political slugfest and raising serious questions over law and order. Police have registered three separate rape cases under the Chandbali subdivision...

JE ARREST

JE, forester under Vigilance

Malkangiri/Koraput: The Vigilance department Friday launched simultaneous raids on the properties of a junior engineer (JE) of Malkangiri district and a forester of Koraput district. On the allegation of possession of disproportionate assets (DA), Vigilance officers raided the properties of the two government officers at...

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Woman cheated of Rs 80K by contractor

Berhampur: A woman from the Soundaryanagar area of Berhampur was allegedly cheated of Rs 80,000 by a contractor on the pretext of undertaking construction work at her house. Following registration of a complaint, Sadar police registered a case and launched an investigation. According to police...

Court order

Man sentenced to life for murder after 71-day trial

Bissamkatak: In one of the fastest murder trial disposals in Rayagada district, the Bissamkatak Additional District and Sessions Court Friday convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment within 71 days since the crime was committed. The court also slapped a fine on the...

Cold wave in Odisha

At 4.8°C, Koraput coldest place in state

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of the state continue to reel under cold wave conditions with mercury plummeting to below 10 degrees Celsius mark at 11 places Friday. Koraput town was the coldest place in the state for the day with 4.8 degrees Celsius, while the night...

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Miscreants torch bus in Rourkela

Roulkela: Unidentified miscreants set fire to a private bus late Thursday night near Bali Jodi Chhak under the Tangarpali police station limits in Rourkela, police said Friday. The bus was completely gutted, while another bus parked behind it suffered partial damage. No casualties were reported...

 

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