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Sundargarh: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Odisha government, seeking a detailed report within two weeks on the alleged ostracisation of a family in Sundargarh district that resulted in an elderly woman's last rites being delayed due to lack...

Bolangir/Patnagarh: A man and three of his friends were arrested Monday in connection with the gangrape of a 20-year old woman under Patnagarh police limits of Bolangir district, police said. The four accused, Mahesh Sabar, Baichandra Bariha, Umakanta Dila and Ajay Mirdha all in their...

Bhubaneswar: A complaint has been filed before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking intervention into the alleged unlawful arrest, assault and intimidation of Tikhiri gram panchayat sarpanch Chameli Ojha and her younger brother Suryakanta Ojha in Mahakalapada of Kendrapara district. The complaint, lodged by...

Nabarangpur/Kodinga: The blood-soaked body of a woman was recovered from behind her house in a village under Kodinga police limits in Nabarangpur district Monday morning, police said, adding that her family members alleged she had been raped and murdered. Police detained a youth, identified as...

Berhampur: A 52-year-old man allegedly beat his father to death over a property dispute at Bijipur Tota Sa hi under Gosaninuagaon police limits in Berhampur, police said Monday. Biraja Mohanty allegedly attacked his father, Sarat Chandra Mohanty, 75, a retired police official, and his mother,...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: The Hirakud wetland, one of India’s internationally recognised Ramsar sites, has recorded a significant increase in summer bird nesting activity in 2026, underscoring the success of sustained conservation efforts and the improving ecological health of the wetland ecosystem. According to a recent assessment conducted...

Malkangiri: Security forces achieved a breakthrough in the fight against Left-Wing Extremism Monday, recovering a large cache of arms, explosives and other incriminating materials from a Maoist hideout in a forest along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. The recovery was made during a search operation conducted by...

Jharsuguda: Months of online harassment endured by a Jharsuguda woman came to an end after police tracked down and arrested a 20-year-old man in Bihar for allegedly operating a fake Instagram account in her name and sharing obscene content. The accused, identified as Mohammad Rashid...

Nilagiri: A 43-year-old driver was allegedly murdered by his friend over a suspected extramarital affair with the latter’s wife, and his decomposed body was exhumed from farmland 22 days later in Balasore district, police said Monday. The victim, Birendra Behera of Jamuna village under Barhampur...

Kendrapara: A 16-foot-long saltwater crocodile was rescued from a canal near the Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district Monday, officials said. The male crocodile was captured from a canal at Jarimula village following a four-hour operation carried out by a six-member forest team, Rajnagar Forest...