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Muribahal: Tension prevailed at an Anganwadi Centre (AWC) in Ward No. 6 of Ghusuramunda village under Gudighat panchayat in Balangir district after villagers locked the facility in protest against the appointment of a new cook from a Scheduled Caste (SC) community, sources said Saturday. The...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm coupled with heavy rain is likely in several parts of Odisha till July 1, the IMD said Saturday. For June 28-29, an orange warning of thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) was issued by the IMD for places including Baleshwar,...

Sundaragada: A 26-year-old man was brutally hacked to death allegedly for trying to intervene in a domestic dispute between a couple in Sundaragada district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred at Dehuripada in Mayabahal village under Jamuna panchayat of Talsara police limits. The victim was...

Hatadihi: Keonjhar police have arrested a man from Jharkhand in connection with the alleged murder of a woman from West Bengal, whose body was recovered from a paddy field in Keonjhar district earlier this week. The accused was apprehended in Jharkhand and produced before a...

Baripada: A woman and her minor daughter were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Muktajhari village of Taramara panchayat under Mahuldiha police station in Mayurbhanj district. The deceased were identified as Sitamani Tudu (36),...

Baripada: At least three labourers died when their motorcycle fell into a ravine in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday night when they were returning from work along a stretch of a hilly forest road at Goradapani village. The two-wheeler...

Raurkela: A woman sustained severe burn injury after her jilted lover allegedly sprayed petrol in the room where she was sleeping and ignited a fire in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Santoshpur village under Bisra police limits in Raurkela...

Baleshwar: At least four persons were injured in a clash between 'Akhada' groups taking part in a Muharram procession in Odisha's Baleshwar town over which group would perform first, police said Saturday. The clash took place at Dargha Maidan in Baleshwar town in the early...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha and Chhattisgarh move closer towards a consensus on the Mahanadi water-sharing dispute, the opposition BJD Saturday alleged that the state's BJP government has "completely surrendered" before the neighbouring state. Addressing a press conference, BJD leaders Rohit Pujari and Bhrugu Buxipatra alleged that...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday dismissed newly appointed Odisha Taxation and Accounts Service (OT&AS) officer Bhimsen Tudu from government service following his arrest in connection with the alleged abetment of suic*de of an MBBS student. Sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said...