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Patana: A 13-year-old girl studying in Class VIII was found hanging from a tree in a cashew grove at Giridhina village under Patana police limits in Keonjhar district Sunday morning. Police recovered the body and registered an unnatural death case. The deceased was identified as...

Bhubaneswar/Rayagada: Gunupur Congress MLA Satyajeet Gomango has accused the Rayagada district administration of deliberately sidelining the elected representatives by issuing a last-minute notice to him for attending the District Planning Board meeting held recently. The official notification for the meeting was issued to him at...

Sambalpur: A notorious criminal was apprehended after being injured in an encounter with Burla Police near Fishery Chhak in Sambalpur district following a chase involving the cops and a group of cough syrup smugglers, officials said Sunday. During the operation, Manish Sahu, 30, a cough...

Jajpur: The police Sunday exhumed the body of a newly married woman from the backyard of her in-laws' house in Odisha's Jajpur district Sunday, following an accusation that she was murdered. The police said they arrested the husband of the 19-year-old deceased, Pramila Das, in...

Baripada: A 15-year-old girl fainted after a police officer in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district allegedly threatened her with a seven-year jail term if the harassment complaint she wanted to lodge turned out to be false, officials said Sunday. The Opposition BJD demanded action against the officer,...

Balasore: The railway police have rescued 27 people, including 19 minors, from Soro railway station in Balasore district, as the authorities suspect they were being trafficked, police said Sunday. The incident happened Saturday evening when the group came in a bus from Kaptipada and its...

Bhubaneswar: The body of a 34-year-old man who had been missing for two days was recovered from a stone quarry in Odisha's Nayagarh district Sunday, police said. The man's family has lodged a complaint with the local police, alleging murd*r. Based on the complaint, two...

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,...