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Baragada: The principal of a private higher secondary college in Bardol on the outskirts of Baragada district has been arrested for allegedly taking a 15-year-old tuition student to a hotel room and sexually assaulting him, police said. The accused, identified as Debadatta Pradhan, 35, of...

Kataka: The third National Lok Adalat of the year was held Saturday under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA) at various district-level courts in all 30 districts of the state. It was also held...

Nuapada: A police constable was arrested Sunday for allegedly taking Rs 2 lakh from a youth on the promise of securing him a home guard job, police said. The accused, identified as constable Jogendra Bag, 39, was posted at Lakhna police station in Nuapada district's...

Sambalpur: A dreaded criminal sustained serious bullet injuries in his left leg after police allegedly opened controlled fire in self-defence during an interception in Odisha’s Sambalpur district early Sunday, officials said. The incident took place near Sudunga Forest on Canal Road under Sadar Police Station...

Bhubaneswar: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for five northern and southern districts of Odisha on Ganesh Puja, Monday. In its evening bulletin, the IMD's Bhubaneswar centre on Sunday issued a "yellow warning" (be aware) for Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Koraput and...

Pattangi: India may have celebrated 79 years of freedom, but for residents of many remote Odisha villages, even basic access to healthcare remains a distant reality. With roads still failing to reach their homes, a sick woman had to be carried on a makeshift stretcher...

Malkangiri: Six people were arrested with 352 pangolin scales in Odisha's Malkangiri district, an official said Sunday. The operation was conducted on the Padmarigi-Pandripani Road Saturday, Malkangiri DFO Sai Kiran DN said. The seized scales weighed around 2 kg, he said, adding that three vehicles...

Sambalpur: The Hirakud reservoir administration reopened four sluice gates Sunday as rising rainfall in the upper catchment increased the inflow of floodwater into the reservoir, which is nearing its maximum storage level. With the latest opening, a total of five sluice gates are now releasing...

Sambalpur: A man wanted in more than 24 criminal cases was injured in an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Sambalpur district Sunday, police said. Md Irfan, a resident of Sunapali, was wanted in cases related to dacoity, robbery, theft, burglary and narcotics, Additional...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials Saturday apprehended an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) posted at Khalikote police station in Ganjam district for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a person to extend a favour in a case. Vigilance sources said the accused...