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Berhampur: Two teenagers drowned while taking a bath in Bahuda River in Ganjam district, police said Thursday. The incident took place at Sundarada village in K Nuagaon police station area Thursday afternoon. The victims were identified as Saswat Patra (13), a Class VII student, and...

Jajpur: The torso and head of a 60-year-old man were found lying on a village road in Jajpur district Thursday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Dasaratha Behera, a resident of Matiagada village under the jurisdiction of Sukinda police station. According to reports,...

Daringbadi: A Class IX student of the Government Higher Secondary School, Daringbadi in Kandhamal district has been expelled from the Gajapati Kapilendra Dev hostel for the past two days. The move by the school authorities has drawn widespread attention. According to headmaster Umashankar Samantray, the...

Dhenkanal: Four people were detained for their alleged involvement in the assault of a man over charges of religious conversions in Dhenkanal district, police said Thursday. The detention was made on the basis of a complaint by the man's wife that he was assaulted and...

Bargarh: In a bizarre and a striking incident of Aadhaar goof-up, a farmer from Bijepur area in this district was deprived of selling his harvested paddy as his Aadhaar record erroneously showed him as ‘dead’. According to reports, the incident involves Tankadhar Giri of Pipilipali...

Bargarh: Acting on a tip-off, Town Police in Bargarh seized 5,050 bottles of cough syrup and arrested six persons, including a woman, during a raid at an under-construction building near Bargarh-Katapali Road Wednesday. Two juveniles were also detained for their involvement in the offence, police...

Subarnapur: A senior Congress leader in this district died by suicide at his residence late Tuesday night, police said, adding that the exact reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained. The deceased was identified as Rajesh Kumar Mishra, 42, alias Raja, treasurer of...

Bolangir: A 60-year-old man was beaten to death by his nephew following a domestic dispute at Tulsinagar under Town police limits here Tuesday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Jadumani Bagarti, and the accused Aju Bishi, who has been arrested. Police said Aju...

Dhenkanal: A man was allegedly assaulted and paraded with a footwear garland through a village in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, charging him with converting people to another religion, prompting the police to register a case, an officer said Wednesday. Though the incident occurred January 4 in...

NARENDRA RAUT, OP Koraput: Maize farmers in Koraput district are facing severe hardship due to the continued absence of a dedicated maize mandi, forcing them to sell their produce at prices far lower than the currently prevailing market rate. Farmers from seven panchayats under the...