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Tangi(Cuttack): An FIR was lodged against actor and BJP leader Arindam Roy and BJP leader Abhaya Barik at Tangi police station Sunday over allegations of “threatening and misbehaving” with Assistant Block Development Officer (ABDO) Shashwat Jena during a Panchayat Committee meeting. The complaint was filed...

Bhubaneswar: Amid a statewide special drive by the Odisha Police against criminals and illegal trade, Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania Sunday issued a stern warning, stating that individuals involved in criminal activities have no place in the state. “The Odisha Police have launched...

Rourkela: Public transport services under the ‘Ama Bus’ scheme came to a complete halt across Rourkela Sunday after employees staged strike demanding salary hikes and resolution of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) issues. According to a source, not a single Ama Bus operated during the day,...

Nabarangpur: Two women were killed and three others critically injured after a car collided head-on with a goods-laden truck near the Rajamatu traffic junction in the Pradhaniguda area of Odisha’s Nabarangpur district around midnight, police said Sunday. Local residents and police personnel rushed to the...

Nayagarh: Odisha Vigilance Sunday arrested a junior engineer of the Rural Works (RW) Section in Nayagarh district and his associate while they were allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1.36 lakh from a contractor for clearing pending bills and facilitating the refund of security deposits,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have arrested 1,771 people and seized over 3,000 kg of ganja, 20 unlicensed guns and other illegal items during a special drive, an official statement said Sunday. On the instructions of DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, the five-day drive was conducted from May...

Sambalpur: A notorious gangster, wanted in 14 criminal cases, was injured in a gunfight with the police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Sunday, an official statement said. While police were conducting vehicle checking near Planetarium Chhak in Burla, at around 5 am, a car coming from...

Jagatsinghpur: Police arrested an alleged contract killer from Bihar in connection with the murder of a newly-engaged woman at Kathiapada village in Jagatsinghpur district, Superintendent of Police Ankit Verma said Saturday. The victim, Sasmita Das alias Dolly, daughter of Pramod Das, was allegedly murdered on...

Bhawanipatna: A powerful nor’wester storm hit Bhawanipatna town in Kalahandi district Saturday afternoon, bringing strong winds and hailstorm that caused damage to vehicles, public infrastructure and disrupted power supply. Under the impact of the storm, a tree was uprooted and fell on a car near...

Berhampur: A most-wanted criminal was shot at in an encounter by the district police Saturday in the Gopalpur area of Ganjam district, police said. Dipu Nayak aka Dipuna was shot in the left leg near the knee after he fired at a police team that...