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Bhubaneswar: The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday launched a fresh attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, alleging that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s promise of ensuring a flawless Rath Yatra this year had proved to be an “empty promise” following the stampede that claimed...

Udala: An official inquiry has been launched after a lady teacher allegedly thrashed four hostel students brutally with a plastic pipe at a private residential school in Mayurbhanj district after they left the campus without permission to watch the Rath Yatra procession. The incident occurred...

Jayapur: A teacher allegedly molested a Class IX girl student of the Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) inside the school premises under this block in Koraput district, police said Saturday. Police have launched an investigation after the victim, a Class IX girl, lodged a complaint at...

Brajarajnagar: A 26-year-old man was killed and two others were seriously injured after a wall of a house collapsed under Brajarajnagar municipality limits of Jharsuguda district Friday night. The deceased was identified as Abhaya Bhumik of Abhaypur Mundapada. His wife Anu Munda, and their neighbour...

Baleshwar/Bhadrak: Three people were electrocuted in separate incidents in Baleshwar and Bhadrak districts after coming into contact with live electric wires laid on paddy fields to keep away stray cattle. In Baleshwar’s Simulia area, Babuli Das, 52, had allegedly connected a live wire around his...

Bhanjanagar: Four suspected criminals were arrested after they threatened police personnel with a pistol while attempting to flee a vehicle check in Ganjam district, police said Saturday. The accused were identified as Bhola Nahak, Bhagirathi Gouda, Belarsen Swain and Bansidhar Bisoyi. Police said they have...

Udala: An accused person was allegedly cuffed by the leg to a chair inside Sarat police station in Mayurbhanj district, triggering questions over the treatment of detainees in police custody. According to reports, police restrained the accused by fastening one end of a pair of...

Baleshwar: Investigation was underway into the death of a 34-year-old engineer in Odisha's Baleshwar district after his family alleged that he was murdered by his wife with the help of her lover, police said Saturday. The deceased, Rashmiranjan Sethi, a native of Jagatsinghpur district, was...

Bhubaneswar: Lahari, the acclaimed 2025 Odia feature film directed by Amartya Bhattacharyya, has won the Best Odia Feature Film award at the 72nd National Film Awards, the winners of which were announced by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Saturday. Produced by Jhilik Bhattacharjee, Lahari...

Puri: Amid chanting of 'Jai Jagannath' and 'Haribol', lakhs of devotees Saturday evening witnessed a ritual in which the sibling Deities enter the Gundicha temple as part of the Rath Yatra festival in this rain-affected pilgrim town of Odisha. The ceremonial "Pahandi" or the procession...