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Bhubaneswar/Baripada: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scheduled to offer prayers at 'Gosani', a sacred site of the Santali community, in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district June 20, officials said Wednesday. The PM will visit Pahadpur village, the native place of Murmu's in-laws, and...

Baripada: Tension prevailed in Baripada town of Mayurbhanj district after an alleged interfaith marriage attempt triggered protests by local residents and members of a Hindu outfit. Acting swiftly, police Tuesday intervened and detained the prospective groom, bride and two others for questioning before the marriage...

Rourkela: A 29-year old man was hacked to death and another sustained critical injuries following a dispute over organising games for the Raja festival in Rourkela. The deceased was identified as Tofan Bindhani, 29, of Rameswarpali slum in Golghar area. He worked as a helper...

Berhampur: Two persons, a student and a farmer, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Ganjam district Tuesday amid rain and thunderstorms. Seventeen-year-old student K Kanha Reddy, alias Munna, of Dashipur village under Digapahandi block, died after being struck by lightning while returning home after...

Berhampur: An elderly woman in Odisha's Ganjam district died allegedly after consuming pesticide, reportedly due to depression over not receiving her old-age pension for the last three months, family members claimed Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as 66-year-old widow B Sabitri Dora of Chadheyapada...

Kendrapara: Odisha Police Tuesday detained two persons in Chhattisgarh in connection with the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl at a place hardly 200 meters away from the office of the Superintendent of Police in Kendrapara district, an officer said Tuesday. The incident took place at...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Coming to the aid of a visually impaired man and his 80-year-old mother living in abject poverty, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Odisha government to ensure all social security benefits and basic amenities are provided to them. A bench of Chief Justice...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police have rescued two labourers from Gajapati district who were allegedly subjected to bonded labour and illegal confinement in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, an official said Tuesday. The rescued labourers were identified as Santiel Karado (54) and Gamliel Karado (29), residents of R...

Keonjhar: A man wanted in several criminal cases was injured in a gunfight with police in Odisha's Keonjhar district Tuesday, an official statement said. The injured person was identified as Pravat Mallick, it said. "During a raid near Mahuldiha Water Tank, Belda, Keonjhar, the accused...

Bhadrak: The Commissionerate Police Monday arrested a person on charges of duping several job aspirants of over Rs 43 lakh on the pretext of employing private and government agencies. The accused, identified as Debasish Das, 36, is a resident of Govindpur under Dhamnagar police limits...