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Keonjhar: Keonjhargarh Municipality Vice-Chairman Barada Prasanna Das and nine BJD councillors resigned Sunday and are set to join the BJP in Bhubaneswar Monday in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The resignations mark a significant setback for the BJD in Keonjhar amid a...

Kalahandi: BJD MLA from Narla Manorama Mohanty has alleged that police misbehaved with her daughter when they visited her official residence in Kalahandi district, in connection with a case registered against her husband. According to an official, a case lodged March 15 at Narla police...

Sambalpur: A postgraduate student of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla allegedly attempted suicide and is currently undergoing treatment in the ICU, officials said. The student, a first-year PG in the paediatrics department, reportedly consumed sedative tablets. Her condition...

Kalahandi: A police team visited the official residence of a sitting BJD MLA, Manorama Mohanty Sunday in connection with a case registered against her husband. A team of police officers from Kalahandi district, early Sunday, reached the residence of the Narla MLA. Manorama's husband is the...

Bolangir: BJP MLA Nabin Jain has been booked for allegedly firing in the air during a Ram Navami procession at Titlagarh in Bolangir district, police said Sunday. The legislator's personal security officer, Premachand Nag, has been suspended for negligence of duty after he was seen...

Chhatrapur: Use of Google Maps in identifying temples to carry out theft has come to light with the arrest of two members of an interstate robbers’ gang over the stealing of valuables from a Shirdi Sai temple in Ganjam district, police said. The accused were...

Talabasta/Banki: A youth reportedly attempted suicide by setting himself on fire near a park of Tarini temple under Bilipada panchayat in Dampada block of Cuttack district Saturday. The man was identified as Soumya Ranjan Barik, 28, of Talabasta panchayat under Banki police limits. He was...

Dhenkikote: A 45-yearold man was brutally hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Keonjhar district, police said Saturday. The deceased, identified as Bhagirathi Palei of Pitaputi village under Harichandanpur police limits, had gone out Friday night but did not return home. Family members searched for...

Bhuban: A man was allegedly beaten to death at a village in Dhenkanal district, prompting police to detain three persons including a relative of the victim, in connection with the case. The incident took place in Bhaju Sahi of Krushnapur village under Bhuban police limits...

Rajnagar: Forest personnel were assaulted during a drive to demolish illegal prawn gheries in Bhitarkanika area under the Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district Saturday. The incident occurred when officials were dismantling unauthorised prawn dykes in compliance with a directive of the Orissa High Court. After...