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Kendrapara/Rajnagar: A female police inspector has been suspended for misconduct and dereliction of duty after officials of Talchua Marine police station in Kendrapara district were accused of custodial torture. The step was taken after Annapurna Mandal, 55, and her son Ananta Kumar Mandal, 31, of...

Kamakhyanagar: A harrowing case of human trafficking and sexual exploitation has surfaced in Dhenkanal district, where a minor girl was allegedly sold twice and subjected to repeated sexual assault while seeking employment to fund her mother’s medical treatment. According to police, the minor girl left...

Berhampur: Researchers from the PG department of Marine Sciences at Berhampur University have discovered a new species of marine amphipod from the rocky intertidal coast of Arjyapalli. The tiny crustacean named ‘Elasmopus arjyaensis’ was identified through both morphological and DNA-based analysis and has now been...

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons were killed in lightning strikes and thunderstorms in Odisha over the last 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Strong winds, thunderstorms and lightning affected Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and Angul districts Wednesday afternoon and evening, claiming three lives, an official of the Special...

Berhampur: A fire broke out at the state-run MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Odisha's Berhampur town Thursday evening, triggering panic. The fire broke out in the ICU of the TB and Chest Department, officials said. No injuries were reported in the incident, and three...

Berhampur: Around a dozen people, including two police personnel, were injured after a clash broke out between two theatre groups during the staging of 'Mahabharat' in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said Thursday. The incident occurred late Wednesday night at Markandi within Golanthara police station limits...

Keonjhar: Two people were killed and two others sustained critical injuries after a car lost control and plunged off a bridge near Rasol village under Daitari police limits in Odisha’s Keonjhar district Friday. The injured were rescued and initially admitted to Bhagamunda Community Health Centre....

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms and rain across Odisha over the next five days, with an orange warning issued for eight districts Thursday. According to weather department, intense daytime heat is likely to be followed by thunderstorms and...

Deogarh: Enraged villagers tied an electricity department employee to an electric pole in Dudhianali village under Reamal police limits in Deogarh district. According to reports, the area had been without power for the last four days, leaving villagers furious. When the employee arrived to carry...

Jharsuguda: The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 on the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Jharsuguda, for failing to submit a reply and repeatedly ignoring the tribunal’s directions in a case related to alleged illegal occupation...