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Man kills stepmom, dad for property

Balikuda: In a gruesome incident, a man allegedly hacked his father and stepmother to death reportedly over a property dispute in Teratanga village under Balikuda police limits in Jagatsinghpur district when Odisha was celebrating Pahili Raja, police said Sunday. The accused was identified as Dillip...

President Murmu, Odisha governor, CM greet people on Raja festival

Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu led Odisha in extending greetings to its people Sunday on the occasion of Raja, an agrarian festival celebrating womanhood. Besides Murmu, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi wished people well on the occasion, highlighting that the...

Raja: Rains, rituals and roots

By Arindam Ganguly, OP As Odisha is celebrating Raja, the beloved three-day festival that heralds the monsoon and celebrates womanhood, a familiar nostalgia returns. The sight of decorated swings, the aroma of freshly baked 'poda pitha', the excitement of new clothes, and the laughter of...

Major crackdown on cattle mafia

Balasore/Bhadrak/Baripada: Police launched a coordinated crackdown on an alleged cattle-smuggling network across Balasore, Bhadrak and Mayurbhanj districts, conducting simultaneous raids at 20 locations and arresting four suspects with seizure of cash, vehicles, jewellery and property documents. The overnight operation was carried out on the directions...

mentally challenged man killed two person in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

ITI student jumps to death from hostel roof

Kutra: A second-year electrical department student of Hrudananda Dani ITI at Biringatoli under this block in Sundargarh district died after jumping from the rooftop of a three-storied hostel building on the institute premises, police said. The deceased was identified as Sonu Abhishek Tanti of Tangargaon...

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Women-owned liquor shops draw criticism

Bhadrak: At a time when women continue to spearhead anti-liquor campaigns across the state, liquor shop licences have been allotted in the names of 11 women in Bhadrak district, triggering debate and drawing widespread public attention. The district administration recently conducted a lottery for liquor...

 

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