State

Road accidents

One killed, 2 critical in head-on collision

Khajuripada: One person was killed and two others were critically injured after two motorcycles collided head-on near Muskil Rasta Chhak under Khajuripada police station limits in Kandhamal district Friday. The deceased was identified as Kamadev Behera of Bandhasahi village in Khajuripada. The injured are Charan...

Hirakhand Express

Man found dead on Hirakhand Express

Koraput: Railway police recovered the body of a young man from the Hirakhand Express at Koraput railway station Friday. The deceased has been identified as Manish Das of Nayabazar in the Kantilo area of Cuttack district. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. According...

Crime

Woman’s body found; murder suspected

Rourkela: The body of a young woman was recovered under suspicious circumstances near a school in Rourkela Friday morning, raising suspicion of murder. Police recovered the body from bushes near an upper primary school at Saw Mill Chhak under the Brahmanitarang police station limits. The...

Prison

Undertrial prisoner dies under treatment

Sundargarh: An undertrial prisoner (UTP) lodged in the Sundargarh District Jail died while undergoing treatment at the Sundargarh Government Medical College and Hospital Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Saroj Rout, 27, alias Bana of Barpali village under Hemgir police station limits. Sundargarh Town...

Bargarh

Protesting farmers’ paddy vanishes from Collectorate

Bargarh: In a bizarre turn of events amid a stir over mismanagement in paddy procurement, about 15 bags of paddy left at the Bargarh Collectorate as part of a farmers’ protest allegedly disappeared overnight, sparking outrage among cultivators. Farmers said the paddy bags, stacked on...

Balasore SC/ST court

Rape accused flees from Balasore court

Balasore: Exposing loopholes in security arrangements, a rape accused gave the police a slip while being produced in a court Friday. As per reports, accused Sk Istekhar from Gopinathpur area under Singla police limits in the district was accused of raping a woman belonging to...

Murder

Murder attempt on college girl in Gop

Gop: A 17-year-old college student was seriously injured after being attacked with a blade in an alleged attempt to murder her at Nagpursahi village under Gop police station in Puri district Friday. The victim, Rani Bishwal, daughter of Charan Bishwal, was cycling to Gop College...

 

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