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Digapahandi: A 28-year-old man was killed af ter he came in contact with a crude bomb, allegedly planted by poachers to hunt wild animals, causing it to explode near a pond at Mathura village in Ganjam district's Sanakhemundi block, police said Monday. The deceased was...

Tangi: In a shocking incident, the Cuttack district police have arrested a man for allegedly murdering his 28-year-old wife over dispute arising from an extramarital relationship, officials said Monday. The accused has been identified as Malay Kumar Samal of Bhatimunda village under the Tangi police...

Dhenkanal: Three persons, including the owner of a farmhouse, were detained Monday for allegedly killing a wild elephant by electrocution and secretly burying its carcass on the property in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, an officer said. The incident is suspected to have taken place three to...

Rayagada: The newly created Rayagada Division of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) became operational Monday, in a major step towards strengthening railway operations in south Odisha, officials said. Headquartered in Rayagada, the new division has been carved out through the reorganisation of the erstwhile Waltair...

Baripada: Severed legs of a man were found inside Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday, with locals alleging that he was killed in a tiger attack, officials said. Forest officials, however, said the cause of death was yet to be ascertained, and an...

Berhampur: A 32-year-old daily wage labourer died after allegedly being tortured in police custody in Odisha's Ganjam district, with the DGP ordering a high-level probe into the matter. The deceased has been identified as Sushant Sahu, a resident of Subalaya village in Kabisuryanagar police station...

Rourkela: Odisha Police busted a gambling racket in an area bordering Chhattisgarh in Sundargrah district and arrested 26 people involved in such an illegal activity, an officer said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided the Jamjharia forest near the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border on...

Sambalpur : A 25-year-old newlywed woman had a providential escape after she allegedly jumped off a bridge into the Mahanadi in a suicide attempt near Sonepur town on the Sonepur-Sambalpur Road Sunday. The woman, identified as Sangita Putel, survived the fall and was rescued by...

Jeypore: Jeypore Town police in Koraput district arrested five persons Sunday for their alleged involvement in the illegal trade of Pentazocine injections and produced them in court. The accused were identifi ed as Debashish Pattnaik, 29, of Soura Sahi, Tapas Saha, 29, of Parabedha, Ram...

Baripada: The Mayurbhanj district administration has extended traffic restrictions on the Dwarasuni ghat stretch of National Highway 49 near Bangiriposi till June 15 due to ongoing road-widening work. The restrictions have been imposed as a precautionary measure during controlled rock-blasting operations required for the highway...