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Paralakhemundi: Paralakhemundi police early Wednesday arrested Manmath Kumbh, a former cook, in connection with the much-hyped death of ACF Soumyaranjan Mohapatra. Kumbh was arrested from Kujasing village under Gumma block in Gajapati district, nearly five years after the incident, on the basis of a non-bailable...

Sundaragada: A Special POCSO Court in Sundaragada district Wednesday sentenced two men to life imprisonment for abducting and gang-raping a minor girl in Talasara police station area in April 2025. Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special POCSO Court Judge Gyana Ranjan Pattnaik convicted Ankit...

Nabarangpur: An 80-year-old woman was allegedly raped after being dragged into a forest while she was walking to her daughter’s house in Raighar police station limits of Nabarangpur district Monday evening, police said Wednesday. Sources said the woman was walking alone from her village to...

Chhatrapur: Two temples at Aryapalli on the Ganjam coast were washed away by strong tidal waves Friday night, while two more are now facing the threat of being engulfed by the sea as coastal erosion continues to intensify in the area. The sea has remained...

SUNIT MISHRA, OP Bhubaneswar: A crucial meeting to discuss the Mahanadi water dispute will be held in New Delhi Thursday under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Vishnu Deo Sai are scheduled to attend...

Kendrapada: A 35-year-old dance teacher of a government school in Odisha was arrested Wednesday for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old Dalit student and threatening her with dire consequences if she informed anyone about it, police said. According to a complaint lodged by the victim's parents, the...

Kendrapada: A 38-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly murdering his wife and attempting to pass off the crime as a suicide in Odisha's Kendrapada district, police said. The accused, identified as Dharmendra Rout of Garjanapur village under Rajnagar police station limits, was arrested for...

Bhubaneswar: Construction of tourism infrastructure in protected forest areas in violation of the Forest Conservation Act and operation of 20 government-run Panthanivas without mandatory fire safety certificates, besides substantial financial mismanagement, have come under the spotlight in a CAG audit of Odisha's coastal tourism sector....

Baleshwar/Nayagada: More than 30 villages in Baleshwar's Bhograi block remained waterlogged Wednesday, while three days of incessant rain inundated agricultural fields in Nayagada, damaging paddy, vegetables and other crops and adding to the woes of residents and farmers, sources said. In Bhograi, more than 30...

Baleshwar: A motorcycle showroom was gutted in a fire in Odisha's Baleshwar district Wednesday morning, police said. Police added that as many as eight motorcycles were gutted after a fire broke out at a motorcycle showroom in the Sahadevkhunta police limits, damaging accessories, furniture and...