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Malkangiri: Police in Malkangiri district Saturday arrested a man accused of raping a differently-abled minor girl, authorities said. Police produced the accused identified as Deepak Baroi, 45, in the court from where he was remanded to judicial custody after his bail pleas were rejected. The...

Bolangir: Bolangir Town police busted an interstate ganja trafficking racket with the seizure of 24 kg of the contraband hidden inside specially-built secret chambers in a car during a routine patrol and vehicle check Saturday morning. Police said the operation was carried out near a...

Binika: Farmers in Binika area of Subarnapur district sold paddy at Rs 10 per kg and staged a road blockade Saturday, protesting the delay in paddy procurement. Mandis in the district opened December 9, but farmers said procurement has remained stalled as tokens have not...

Jagatsinghpur: A middle-aged woman has moved the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), alleging that she and her minor sons were physically assaulted by the police in Jagatsinghpur district, a charge dismissed by the law enforcers Saturday. The woman, identified as Aklima Bibi of Hatt Bazar...

Bhubaneswar: Petrol and diesel will not be supplied to vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) in Odisha, as the State Transport Authority (STA) has tightened enforcement to curb vehicular pollution. The STA has directed oil marketing companies operating retail outlets in the...

Bhubaneswar: Coldwave conditions gripped Odisha Saturday, with the mercury falling below 10 degrees Celsius in several places, the IMD said. G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district was the coldest place in the state, with the mercury plummeting to 4.6 degrees Celsius. Semiliguda in Koraput district recorded...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have announced cash rewards of Rs 8.40 crore to people providing any information about 18 wanted Maoists, an officer said Saturday. The police have put up the posters in the interior pockets in Boudh district. "Help us to arrest Maoists and win...

Jajpur: The body of a 21-year-old man was found hanging inside the house of his female friend in Odisha's Jajpur district, police saidSaturday. The incident took place at Mainda village under Binjharpur police limits Friday. The deceased was identified as Ashok Das, a resident of...

Pottangi: State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari Friday asserted that the Kotia region belongs to Odisha and will continue to remain so, cautioning neighbouring Andhra Pradesh against bids to claim the border villages. Addressing a public meeting organised in front of the Kotia...

Khaira: Panic gripped parts of Khaira block in Balasore district after a tusker went on a rampage Thursday evening, killing one person and injuring two others. Authorities closed 10 schools as a precaution amid the elephant’s continued movement in the area. The elephant entered Sundhira...