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Bonai: Several Maoists are reported to have been killed in an encounter between security forces and members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) in the Saranda forest of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district along Odisha border Sunday, officials said. The exchange of fire began...

Muniguda: An employee of the Muniguda block administration collapsed and died outside the block office gate in Rayagada district Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Sushant Gouda, a VB-GRAMG (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission) assistant working under the Muniguda block. According...

Parjang: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly murdered his 29-year-old wife after terminating her threemonth pregnancy under Parjang police limits in Dhenkanal district. The deceased was identified as Pyari Munda, 29, second wife of Sarama Gaya at Thakurmunda Sahi under Manikmara panchayat of Dadraghati...

Jharsuguda: A 28-year-old man was allegedly killed by his younger brother, who smashed his head with a stone following a quarrel late Saturday night near Brundamal railway station in Jharsuguda district. The deceased was identified as Bibekanath Nag, 28, a resident of a slum near...

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: Odisha Police Sunday declared Bolangir and Bargarh districts as 'Naxal-free' after 15 Maoists operating in the two areas surrendered before security personnel in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, officials said. DGP YB Khurania said the force has achieved a significant milestone in its sustained anti-Naxal operations across...

Puri: The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha Sunday urged the state and central governments to develop large-scale theme parks and integrated entertainment destinations, along with a Greenfield airport at Puri, to boost the hospitality and tourism sectors. The proposals were made at the association's...

Berhampur: Ganjam district administration in Odisha has opened a temporary outlet in Berhampur city to sell herbal 'abir' (colours) produced by women self-help groups, officials said Sunday. Named Rangotsav-2026, the outlet was launched in association with the Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) and...

Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)/Bolangir: Fifteen Naxalites, including Special Zonal Committee-level member Vikas, surrendered before security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district Sunday, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said. According to police, the surrendered cadres, including nine women, belonged to the Bolangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund division of Maoists and were active along...

Baripada: A 62-year-old tribal woman was allegedly hacked to death by a villager who suspected her of practising witchcraft in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Sunday. The deceased was identified as Joba Tudu of village Kumbhirda under Bahalda Police Station. "Jugu Marandi, 26, of the...

Jajpur: At least five people have been arrested by police for allegedly poisoning a man to death in Jajpur district, an officer said Saturday. Police arrested them after an autopsy report revealed that the 39-year-old deceased, identified as Santosh Malik, was poisoned to death. Police...