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Snatching racket

Highway snatching racket busted in Jajpur: Police

Jajpur: Police in Odisha's Jajpur district claimed to have busted a chain-snatching gang by arresting three of its members, an officer said Thursday. The police also seized 46 gm of stolen gold jewellery from their possession Wednesday, he said. The gang was reportedly involved in...

SDJM court

4 accused appear before SDJM court

Balasore: Four accused in the Soumyashree Bishi self-immolation case, currently lodged in jail, were produced before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) Court in Balasore Wednesday. The accused — HoD Sameer Sahu, former students’ union president Dilip Ghosh, student Jyotiprakash Biswal, and student leader Shubhra Sambit...

Killing

Man held for killing father, burying body

Deogarh: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly killed his father and buried the body in a nearby field at Autal village under Barkote police limits in Deogarh district Wednesday morning. Police identified the accused as Hrudananda Behera and his deceased father as Balabhadra Behera,...

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Woman killed in bear attack

Nilagiri: Unavailability of ambulance in time resulted in the death of a woman after she was rendered critical in a bear attack at Tinikosia reserve forest under Nilagiri block of Balasore district Wednesday. The victim was identified as Shantilata Naik, 54, wife of Chandramohan Naik...

bribe in Koraput

Odisha: OAS officer nabbed while ‘taking’ Rs 25,000 bribe

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: An Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was nabbed Wednesday while he was allegedly taking a bribe from a subordinate official for relieving him on his transfer, the Vigilance Department said. Banamali Satpathy, the executive officer of Bellaguntha Notified Area Council in Ganjam district, was...

 

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