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Berhampur: Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district Tuesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi...

Jajpur: A man who was shot by unidentified assailants in Odisha's Jajpur town succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment Tuesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Soumya Sagar Samal, a resident of Kuansarpur under Jajpur Town police limits, police said. According to...

Jajpur: At least 20 people were injured, eight of them critically, in a clash between two groups of villagers over comments made during a cultural event in Odisha's Jajpur district, police said Tuesday. According to police, residents of Kasaba village had organised a pala, a...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorms accompanied by rain and gusty winds are to continue across Odisha till April 10, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. An active cyclonic circulation over Odisha and neighbouring regions at about 0.9 km above sea level, along with another system over the...

Balasore: Odisha police Tuesday launched a coordinated raid against cattle mafia in at least 32 locations in Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Bhadrak districts, an officer said. "On the instruction of the DGP, we have launched searches at 32 locations in connection with illegal cattle transportation and...

New Delhi/Bolangir: For Payal Nag, a quadruple amputee, life changed completely when a picture of her drawing, which she drew with her mouth, went viral on social media; that caught the attention of coach Kuldeep Vedwan. What followed was not just the discovery of archery...

Rayagada: Nearly 50 people, including 40 security personnel, were injured in a clash with local tribals over the construction of a road to Sijimali bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district Tuesday, officials said. According to officials, the local tribals strongly opposed the road construction at...

Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Opposition BJD in Odisha has suspended former Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal and her husband, ex-Dhamnagar MLA Muktikanta Mandal, for alleged anti-party activities. "Manjulata Mandal, state council member, BJD and Muktikanta Mandal, member BJD, Bhadrak district, are hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal with immediate...

Keonjhar/Anandapur/Hatadihi: An irate mob registering protest against alleged sexual torture and impregnation of a physically challenged minor girl allegedly vandalised a church in a remote village in Keonjhar district Monday, police said. The attack on the church took place early Monday morning at Murgagotha village...

Lakhanpur: A discrepancy in the ongoing house-listing exercise for the 2027 Census has raised concerns in Jharsuguda district, where parts of a village are reportedly being shown under neighbouring Chhattisgarh in geo-tagging records. The Centre has initiated the first phase of house-listing and self-enumeration from...