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Angul: A special POCSO court Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for the 2020 kidnapping and rape of a minor girl. Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Judge, special POCSO court, Biranchi Narayan Mishra found Harishankar Behera, a resident of Mahanga in Cuttack district,...

Balikuda: Residents of the Balikuda block in Jagatsinghpur district have urged the state government to preserve the skeleton of a whale recently found dead near the Devi River mouth, and establish a museum in the Bandar village area to house it. The carcass of the...

Pottangi: Leaders of Andhra Pradesh-based Jana Sena Party (JSP) allegedly entered a border village under Kotia gram panchayat (GP) in Koraput district and claimed that 12 villages presently under Odisha’s jurisdiction belonged to Andhra Pradesh, raising fresh questions over border security and administrative vigilance. The...

Bhubaneswar/Koraput: Central University of Odisha (CUO) has signed a pact with the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, to strengthen agricultural research and outreach, officials said Wednesday. The agreement was exchanged by CUO vice-chancellor (in-charge) NC Panda and OUAT vice-chancellor Pravat Kumar Roul...

Rourkela: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday launched 20 industrial projects worth Rs 8,884 crore in Rourkela. These include the inauguration of 11 projects at an investment of Rs 5,708 crore and foundation stones for nine projects worth Rs 3,176 crore. Attending the silver...

Bhubaneswar: The eight-hour Odisha bandh call given by Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) over the alleged plight of farmers due to mismanagement in paddy procurement in the state Wednesday evoked a mixed response, an official said. Railway services were not affected due to the bandh,...

Chhatrapur: Suspected bombing by unknown miscreants created panic in Chikalkhandi under Chhatrapur police limits during the wee hours of Tuesday. As per the information, the house of G Kamaraju Reddy was rocked after a strong blast in the backyard of his house while family members...

G Udayagiri: Wild boar attacks claimed the life of an elderly woman and left two others seriously injured in separate incidents in the G Udayagiri area of Kandhamal district Tuesday, triggering panic among residents of nearby forest villages. The deceased, Apsari Pradhan (60), of Kanabagiri...

Kujang: A 14-year-old student died Monday evening after a flagpole came into contact with a high-voltage power line during Republic Day celebrations in Jagatsinghpur district, police said. The victim, identified as Omprakash Dwivedi, was a Class X pupil at Kujang BB High School. He was...

Khamar: Two motorcyclists were killed in a car-bike collision near Bhaluki Chhak under Khamar police limits in Pallahara of Angul district late Monday evening, police said. The deceased were identified as Biswanath Naik, 21, son of Bijay Naik of Tambur village in Badasada panchayat under...