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Kendujhar: A young woman’s body was recovered from a mango tree in Banabir village under Dalpaka panchayat within Patana police station limits Thursday. The deceased has been identified as 20-year-old Pushpanjali Naik, daughter of Sushil Chandra Naik of Banabir village. According to reports, Pushpanjali had...

Nuapada: The state government has suspended a tehsildar and an additional revenue inspector (ARI)-cum-dealing clerk following an inquiry into the alleged fraudulent sale of 4.40 acres of land in Chandopala village under Komna tehsil without the knowledge or consent of the actual owners. Komna tehsildar...

Koraput: At a time when the state government is spending crores of rupees to improve education, particularly in areas inhabited by Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities, the lack of drinking water and sanitation facilities, shortage of teachers and low student enrolment in...

Kendujhar/Joda/Badabil: More than 500 sal trees and other vegetation were allegedly felled and uprooted using earthmoving equipment in the Uliburu Reserve Forest under the Badabil forest range of Kendujhar district, reportedly to facilitate road construction linked to mining operations. Acting on information, forest personnel raided...

Loisingha: A 13-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by another minor following an argument over a card game at Rot village under Agalpur police limits in Balangir district Wednesday. The deceased, Sahil Patel, son of Ramesh Patel, was a Class VIII student. Police detained...

Kuchinda: A 58-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by his son-in-law following a domestic dispute at Mahulchapal village under the Gobindpur police station in Sambalpur district Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified as Kalo Kachhap of Pindapathar village, while the accused, his son-in-law Anthony...

Koraput: The blood-soaked body of a Class VIII student was recovered from a drain behind Gumuda Government High School in Borigumma block of Koraput district Wednesday, triggering suspicion of murder and protests by the victim’s family members and villagers. The deceased was identified as Gurunath...

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: Odisha Vigilance Wednesday arrested the former in‑charge principal of Dutika Sahu College, Laida, under Rengali block in Sambalpur district, on charges of misappropriating government funds worth Rs 73.44 lakh. The accused, Basanta Kumar Naik, currently works as a lecturer in Political Science at the...

Raurkela: An undertrial prisoner escaped from police custody while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Odisha's Sundaragada district, an official said Wednesday. Tekchand Behera, arrested in a murder case registered at Sundaragada Sadar police station in April 2025, was admitted to Sundaragada District Headquarters Hospital....

Balangir: A minor boy died after allegedly being stabbed by another minor in Rote village under Agalpur police limits in Odisha’s Balangir district Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Sahil Patel. He was rescued in critical condition and taken to a hospital, where he...