State

Berhampur: The Rushikulya River mouth in Ganjam district, which is known for the mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley Turtles, was found to be a potential habitat for Irrawaddy dolphins, a forest officer said. The Forest department officials have sighted a congregation of 13...

Bonai/Lahunipara: A 40-year-old woman was hacked to death with an axe, reportedly by her lover in Bhagaban Sahi under Mahulpada police limits in Sundargarh district, police said. The accused, identified as Shukra Munda, was arrested Sunday and produced in a Bonai court. He was remanded...

Chhatrapur/Buguda: A one-day crackdown on cyber fraud in Ganjam district led to the arrest of eight alleged conmen, including two B. Tech students — who are accused of routing more than Rs 9.5 crore through 86 mule bank accounts, police said Sunday. Suvendu Kumar Patra,...

Kalyansinghpur: As many as 25 people, including women from three villages under Kalyansinghpur block in Rayagada district, left for Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh in search of work Sunday. The migration of the villagers outside the state has highlighted the continuing distress migration from the tribal-dominated...

Baliguda: Forest officials have arrested three more poachers in connection with the death of an elephant due to electrocution in the Munduti forest under the Belghar range of the Baliguda forest division in Kandhamal district. The accused have been identified as Kshama Patra, 76, Brushabha...

Koraput: Koraput Collector Manoj Satyaban Mahajan spent Saturday on field duty in the remote and hilly Kotia region, trekking nearly three kilometres and climbing steep terrain to inspect development works in interior villages. Mahajan walked to villages under the Kotia panchayat to review ongoing welfare...

Boinda: In a 30-year-old dowry harassment and murder case in the Athmallik NAC area of Angul district, a local court handed down life imprisonment to a man and his mother, sources said. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Ranjan Kumar Sutar at Athmallik...

Bolangir/Tarbha/Sonepur: A newlywed bride was allegedly abducted at gunpoint while returning home with the groom after their wedding in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The groom, Haribandhu Putel, alias Rinku, of Kamakhi Nagar in Bolangir town, had married Chandini, alias Rashmi, of Rathapada...

Berhampur: At least two Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest along the Ganjam-Kandhamal border in Odisha Sunday, a police officer said. The encounter took place in Karada forest area within the jurisdiction of Raikia police station in Kandhamal district,...

Berhampur: Two persons were trampled to death by a wild tusker in Odisha's Ganjam district Sunday, officials said. The victims were identified as Urmila Rout (53) and Gopinath Pradhan (67), residents of Jalameripalli village in Digapahandi block. The incident took place while they were working...