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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...

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...

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,...

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...

Berhampur: Arrests are yet to be made in connection with the murder of BJP member Pitabash Panda, who was an advocate, in Odisha's Ganjam district, even as 30 people have been interrogated and six police teams are working to identify those behind the incident, an...

Joda/Keonjhar: Wildlife plays a critical role in maintaining environmental balance as well as humans, and only humans can correct their own mistakes, said Dharitri and Orissa POST Editor Tathagata Satpathy while addressing the audience at the 71st National Wildlife Week celebration at the Keonjhar district...

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...

Bhubaneswar/Nuapada: With the bugle blown for the by-election in the Nuapada Assembly constituency, the political parties in Odisha have geared up for an intense electoral battle. The main Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday constituted different committees comprising senior party leaders to manage all the...

Deogarh: A wild tusker died of suspected electrocution in Odisha's Deogarh district, the second such case in a month, an official said Wednesday. The sub-adult tusker was found dead in the Rengalbeda section under Odisha's Deogarh Forest Division Wednesday morning. "From preliminary investigation, it was...

Bhubaneswar: Lawyers across Odisha Wednesday abstained from court work to protest the brutal murder of senior advocate and State Bar Council (SBC) member Pitabas Panda in Berhampur two days ago. The lawyers' agitation call was given by Odisha State Bar Council, which was observed by...