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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...

Barbil: An orphaned minor girl gave birth to a baby boy at the Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital Saturday, prompting a formal complaint and the subsequent arrest of a youth, police said. According to authorities, Santosh Tiria, 22, of Sayabali area in Keonjhar district, allegedly took...

Digapahandi: A woman was arrested and sent to jail on charges of attempted murder of her husband after he discovered her alleged extramarital relationship in Ganjam district. The incident occurred in Bajapalli village under Basudevpur panchayat in Digapahandi block and has triggered widespread discussion in...

Berhampur: A youth was allegedly murdered inside an abandoned house near Geeta Bhavan on Giri Road under Gosani Nuagaon police limits Saturday night. The incident marks the fifth murder reported in Berhampur police district in the past one and a half months. Though the police...

Bhubaneswar/Boudh: A partially paralysed man had a miraculous escape from what could have been a freak encounter after a small python coiled itself around his hand and a chair, leaving him trapped for nearly two hours inside his house at Adenigarh village under Harbhanga block...

Paradip: A clerical staff member of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur has been arrested for allegedly installing a spy camera in the women's washroom of the office, police said Sunday. The accused, identified as Sanjay Adhek (35), a junior revenue assistant...

Bhubaneswar: Light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are likely to continue across several parts of Odisha over the next five days, with the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red warning for Kandhamal and Gajapati districts for Sunday. According to the...

Bhawanipatna: A long-pending demand of farmers dependent on the Indravati irrigation system in Kalahandi district is set to be fulfilled, with the state government initiating steps to modernise the Indravati left main canal. A detailed project report (DPR) worth Rs 560 crore has been prepared...