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Malkangiri: Malkangiri Airport is set to be upgraded to handle 120-seat twin-engine passenger aircraft, with the state government preparing to extend the runway as part of plans to improve air connectivity in southern Odisha. A detailed project report (DPR) for the expansion has been prepared...

Baripada: Veteran freedom fi ghter Banchhanidhi Biswal, who took part in India’s independence movement as a teenager, died Saturday night at the age of 102. District authorities accorded him state honours Sunday by draping his body with the Indian National Flag before his funeral. Born...

Nuapada: Police recovered the body of a 45-year-old man from a pond at Ratipali village under Tanwat panchayat in Nuapada district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar Jagat of Sirtol in Ward No. 11 of Nuapada town. Villagers spotted the body floating in...

Raurkela: A woman was allegedly murdered by her husband following an argument over a delay in serving dinner in Raurkela Saturday night, police said. The victim, Sunita Bilung, was found dead at their rented house in the Netajinagar Pahad Upar Basti area under Raghunathpali police...

Boudh: A migrant worker from Boudh district died after he collapsed while working at a textile mill in Tamil Nadu Sunday. The deceased was identified as Tuna Mahanandia, 56, of Bijapadar village under Brahmanipali panchayat. He had been working at a textile mill in Tamil...

Sundaragada: A 14-year-old girl was gangraped while attending a marriage function Saturday under Talsara police limits in this district, as police arrested three persons and detained three minors, police officials said Sunday. The juvenile accused have been sent to a correction home and the adults...

Brahmapur: A history-sheeter was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday for allegedly confining and assaulting a driver after he refused to transport ganja, police said. The incident had taken place nearly a month ago but came to light after a purported video of the assault...

Bhubaneswar: Regional centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Bhubaneswar Sunday forecast thunderstorms, lightning and heavy rainfall in several parts of Odisha, while hot and humid conditions are likely to persist in coastal districts over the next two days. According to the weather office, thunderstorms...

Brahmapur: A 22-year-old woman from Brahmapur died Sunday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar after she allegedly set herself on fire following accusations of sexual abuse by her father. The woman, who reportedly suffered around 75% burn injuries, was initially admitted to...

Brahmapur: Police Saturday arrested a 57-year-old man, a high school teacher, for allegedly sexually abusing his own daughter for years and even after her marriage, days after she attempted suicide by setting herself on fire under Nimakhandi police limits in this city. The 22-year-old woman...