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History-sheeter injured in gunfight with police

Baleshwar: A history-sheeter was apprehended by Baleshwar police late Thursday night after sustaining a gunshot injury to his leg during an exchange of fire with police personnel. The injured accused, identified as Lokesh Singh, a native of Bihar, is undergoing treatment at the District Headquarters...

Bus crashes into tree; driver dies, 30 pax injured

Nayagada: The driver of a private bus was killed, and more than 30 passengers were injured, seven of them seriously, after the vehicle crashed into an Arjun tree near Janhipa da Square on National Highway 57 in Baunsiapada under Itamati police limits in Nayagada district...

Railway employee tortured in RPF custody

Bhubaneswar: A railway employee was subjected to horrific torture in Brahmapur RPF custody on suspicion of theft. The victim, identified as Soumya Ranjan Mishra, was allegedly beaten, had his hand and leg broken, and was given electric shocks to his private parts. Siddhanta Mishra, an...

Youth strangles mom to death, held

Baripada: A family dispute turned tragic as a 19-year-old youth allegedly strangled his mother to death at Barajpur village under Baripada Sadar police station in Mayurbhanj district Thursday night, police said. The accused has been arrested. The deceased was identified as Srimati Singh and the...

Elderly couple killed in wall collapse

Raurkela: An elderly couple was killed after a mud wall of their house collapsed on them while they were sleeping in Ranto Birkera panchayat under Brahmanitarang police station in Sundargarh district Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Tenga Kispatta, 70, and his wife...

Fake job racket busted; 3 women among 4 arrested

DWARKA PRASAD PATNAIK, OP Chhatrapur: Chhatrapur police have arrested four people, including the alleged mastermind, for allegedly defrauding job seekers on the pretext of providing employment. Three of those arrested are women, Chhatrapur IIC Sabyasachi Malla said at a press conference Friday. The arrested people...

Odisha floods: Crop losses, waterlogging hit Baleshwar villages

Baleshwar: Flood-hit areas of Baleshwar district continued to face hardships Friday, with several villages in Baliapal and Bhograi blocks reportedly remaining waterlogged despite the Subarnarekha river falling below the danger mark. The river was reportedly flowing at 9.60 metres at Rajghat Friday morning, below its...

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Odisha CM disburses Rs 833 crore under CM-KISAN scheme

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday disbursed over Rs 833 crore as the fifth installment of financial assistance to more than 41 lakh farmers under the CM-KISAN scheme. CM Majhi said all eligible beneficiaries -- mostly small, marginal and landless farmers and those...

 

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