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Angul: An elderly woman was bludgeoned to death allegedly by her daughter-in-law and the latter’s mother over a dispute at a rented house near Jamubandh Chhak in Khalari Gadapada Sahi under Sadar police limits in Angul late Wednesday night, police said Thursday. The victim was...

Rourkela: A juvenile Maoist who had been active for years in the Saranda and Kolhan regions along Odisha border surrendered before Rourkela police Thursday and joined the mainstream, officials said. A 9mm carbine was seized from his possession. Addressing a news conference at the Rourkela...

Malkangiri/Kalimela: A 51-year-old tribal man was brutally hacked to death with an axe over suspected witchcraft and sorcery at Us Kapali village under Kalimela police limits in Malkangiri district, Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Muka Padiami, a resident of Usakapali village. According to...

Umerkote: A 4-year-old girl was killed, and two other children were seriously injured after a wall collapsed on them while they were playing on the verandah of a house under Umerkote police limits in Nabarangpur district Thursday, police said. The incident occurred at Kamabandha village...

Baliguda: A tragic incident occurred Thursday in Gochhapada village under Baliguda police station in Kandhamal district, where a woman died after being struck by a falling papaya. The deceased was identified as Chandrakala Digal, a resident of the village. According to reports, Chandrakala was plucking...

Bhadrak: Two youths of a family were killed after the motorcycle they were riding were hit by an unknown vehicle in Odisha's Bhadrak district, police said Thursday. The accident took place near Guaanla village within Banshada police station limits in the district's Chandabali block Wednesday...

Bhubaneswar: A woman police inspector was arrested by vigilance officers on Thursday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a relative of an accused in Odisha's Koraput district, an official statement said. Sukma Hansdah, inspector in charge (IIC) of Dasmantpur police station, has...

Keonjhar: The body of a woman lecturer at Keonjhar Women’s College was recovered from a building on Mining Road here Wednesday morning, prompting police to register a murder case and arrest a local transport body officer-bearer. Police identified the deceased as Priyanka Das, 30, a...

Dhenkanal: A 58-year-old man was beaten with a lathi to death by his nephew following an argument at Hundisahi village under Govindpur police outpost of Dhenkanal Sadar police station Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Manas Nayak, and the accused as Banambar Nayak, 29....

Nuagaon/Odagaon: Armed miscreants robbed a house owner at gunpoint and decamped with cash and ornaments worth over Rs 7 lakh from Bahadajhola Bank Sahi under Odagaon police limits in Nayagarh district late Tuesday night. According to the complaint, four armed robbers broke into the house...