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Hatadihi: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Monday announced Rs 4 lakh in ex gratia assistance from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to the family of a man killed in a truck collision in Keonjhar district. As per reports, the victim, Anand Jena (58), of...

Bhadrak: A man allegedly died by suicide after his daughter was assaulted, humiliated, and publicly tortured by some villagers in Bhadrak district, police said Tuesday. The incident occurred at Chaddia in Chandabali block under Bansada police station limits Sunday. The police identified the deceased as...

Sambalpur: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Tuesday said that a new industrial revolution has begun in Odisha, asserting that the state is steadily moving ahead with industrial proposals amounting to nearly Rs 20 lakh crore for the establishment of new industries across Odisha. While inaugurating...

Bhubaneswar: A female wild elephant was found dead in a forest in Bolangir district Tuesday, forest officials said. The carcass of a wild elephant was spotted by locals in the Muribahal range of the Bolangir forest division, who intimidated the forest department personnel. After receiving...

Balasore: At least five shops were gutted in a fire at Bhograi market in Odisha’s Balasore district, sources said Tuesday. The incident reportedly took place late at night. The source said valuables worth lakhs were destroyed in the blaze. Preliminary findings suggest the fire was...

Bhubaneswar: Two loaded wagons of a goods train derailed in Odisha's Koraput district, an official said Tuesday. The incident took place within the rail yard around 11.35 pm Monday when the goods train started its journey from Jagdalpur to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, he said....

Kalahandi: Tension flared during a Gram Sabha held Monday at Thuamul Rampur gram panchayat headquarters in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, as villagers openly confronted the sarpanch and local administration over alleged corruption, administrative negligence and poor civic management. The meeting, organised on the occasion of Republic...

Deogarh: Odisha Police has arrested a man for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in Deogarh district, an officer said Monday. According to police, the incident took place on Sunday night in an area where a religious programme was underway. When the child started screaming, residents...

Paradip: A class 10 student died allegedly due to electrocution when he was lowering the national flag after the Republic Day function at a coaching centre in Jagatsinghpur district Monday, police said. The incident took place at Samagol area under Kujang police station jurisdiction in...

Berhampur: The carcass of a wild elephant, which died of suspected electrocution, was cut into 32 pieces and buried in different places in Kandhamal and Kalahandi districts, a senior forest officer said Monday. According to officials, to avoid departmental action following the death of a...