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Kendujhar/Joda/Badabil: More than 500 sal trees and other vegetation were allegedly felled and uprooted using earthmoving equipment in the Uliburu Reserve Forest under the Badabil forest range of Kendujhar district, reportedly to facilitate road construction linked to mining operations. Acting on information, forest personnel raided...

Loisingha: A 13-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by another minor following an argument over a card game at Rot village under Agalpur police limits in Balangir district Wednesday. The deceased, Sahil Patel, son of Ramesh Patel, was a Class VIII student. Police detained...

Kuchinda: A 58-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by his son-in-law following a domestic dispute at Mahulchapal village under the Gobindpur police station in Sambalpur district Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Kalo Kachhap of Pindapathar village, while the accused, his son-in-law Anthony...

Koraput: The blood-soaked body of a Class VIII student was recovered from a drain behind Gumuda Government High School in Borigumma block of Koraput district Wednesday, triggering suspicion of murder and protests by the victim’s family members and villagers. The deceased was identified as Gurunath...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested the former in‑charge principal of Dutika Sahu College, Laida, under Rengali block in Sambalpur district, on charges of misappropriating government funds worth Rs 73.44 lakh. The accused, Basanta Kumar Naik, currently works as a lecturer in Political Science at the...

Raurkela: An undertrial prisoner escaped from police custody while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Odisha's Sundaragada district, an official said Wednesday. Tekchand Behera, arrested in a murder case registered at Sundaragada Sadar police station in April 2025, was admitted to Sundaragada District Headquarters Hospital....

Balangir: A minor boy died after allegedly being stabbed by another minor in Rote village under Agalpur police limits in Odisha’s Balangir district Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Sahil Patel. He was rescued in critical condition and taken to a hospital, where he...

Bhubaneswar: Five minor tribal girls from Odisha have been rescued from Hyderabad and the prime accused in the trafficking case arrested, police said Wednesday. The girls belonged to economically disadvantaged tribal communities, including Kandha and Saura, and had dropped out of school, they said. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience rainfall over the next week, with thunderstorms and lightning expected in several areas and heavy rain forecast in parts of the state, the Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department said Wednesday. A yellow warning has been issued for Mayurbhanj,...

Nayagada: The Odisha Crime Branch has launched a search operation to trace a former inspector in-charge of a police station in Nayagada district, after a local court issued a non-bailable warrant against him in a rape case. The accused former inspector in-charge of Sarankul police...