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Bhubaneswar: A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression Sunday, prompting authorities to place all districts in Odisha on high alert as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next few days. Heavy rain...

Bhubaneswar: A woman sarpanch was apprehended by Odisha Vigilance Sunday for allegedly accepting Rs 20,000 bribe from a self-help group (SHG) in Subarnapur district. The accused, Suryakanti Pandey, sarpanch of Nimna Gram Panchayat under Ullunda block in Subarnapur district, was allegedly caught while accepting Rs...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for three districts in Odisha as a well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coast intensified Sunday, bringing widespread rainfall across the state....

Bantala: Forest officials arrested four persons, including two anti-poaching squad members, for allegedly hunting a deer and organising a feast inside an anti-poaching camp in the Tikarpada forest range of the Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in Anugola district. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by...

Kendujhar: A couple was allegedly strangled to death on suspicion of practising witchcraft in Kendujhar district and five persons have been arrested in connection with the double murder, police said Saturday. The incident took place in Hulla Bahali village under Bali Parbat Panchayat in the...

Baliguda: Three motorcyclists were killed after an unidentified vehicle allegedly hit their motorcycle on National Highway 59 near the Khadagana in Kandhamala district late Friday night, police said. The deceased were identified as Shubham Raj Jena, 21, Sunil Jani, 27, and Chandan Suna, 25, all...

Kendujhar: A construction worker was killed and another sustained critical injuries after a wall of an under-construction house collapsed in Saras village under Kendujhar Town police limits Saturday. The deceased was identified as Babar Sheikh, a resident of Jangipur village in West Bengal. The injured...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Saturday placed all district administrations on alert and directed authorities to prepare for any weather-related emergency after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more heavy rainfall and issued a red warning for five districts. The developments came after the low-pressure area over...

Thuamul Rampur: Excise Department Saturday launched a major crackdown on illicit liquor production and sale in several villages under Talnagi panchayat in Kalahandi district after residents submitted a petition to the district administration highlighting the growing social and economic impact of the illicit trade. Acting...

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: Odisha Crime Branch Saturday claimed to have cracked an over two-year-old murder case in which the police had found a pair of slippers of different sizes, along with a body which was too decomposed to be identified, a senior officer said. The body was...