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Jharsuguda: A special POCSO court in Jharsuguda Saturday sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment after convicting him of repeatedly raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter. Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special POC SO Court judge Pooja Sadangi, found Ranjit Kumar Mishra of Orampada in Purunabasti...

Tangi: A newlywed woman allegedly died by suicide after hanging herself inside her house at Tarapi village under Hatabaradi panchayat and Tangi police limits in Khurda district Saturday. The deceased was identified as Purnima Pradhan, the wife of Guru Charan Tarai of the village. Family...

Umerkote: A court in Nabarangpur district Saturday sentenced 19 people to life imprisonment in the 2016 Baunsabeda triple-murd*r and arson case, bringing an end to a trial that lasted nearly a decade. The Additional District and Sessions Court at Umerkote also imposed a fine of...

Bhubaneswar: IMD Saturday forecast continuation of heatwave conditions across Odisha till May 28, with five places in the western region of the state recording temperatures of 45 degree Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda recorded a maximum temperature of 45.2 degree Celsius, followed...

Berhampur: Panic spread in a village in Odisha's Ganjam district after a pack of dogs attacked a nine-year-old boy, critically injuring him while he was playing with friends, police said. The incident took place at Mahanala village within Patpur police station area Friday evening. The...

Thuamul Rampur: A "fuel shortage" has disrupted normal life in Odisha’s remote Thuamul Rampur block, with two petrol pumps reportedly “remaining dry for over a week”, forcing residents to travel long distances for fuel. The crisis has triggered public resentment in the tribal-dominated region, where...

Astaranga: Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Abhiyan (OPSA) celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity in Astaranga Thursday through a series of mangrove conservation and community sensitisation programmes at the ecologically significant Devi River Mouth landscape in Puri district. The events were organised with support from Hughes...

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre Saturday issued a thunderstorm and rain alert for three Odisha districts, Koraput, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj, for the next three hours. According to the department, lightning and rainfall are likely in the three districts even as intense heatwave conditions continue across...

Kendrapara: Two persons were arrested Saturday after nine kg of venison was allegedly seized from their possession in the Gahirmatha forest range in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, the suspected poachers were apprehended in the Sasanpeta forest area and seized the...

Kendrapara: Climate change is emerging as a major threat to the fragile ecosystem of Bhitarkanika National Park, with unusual migratory bird behaviour and the failure of mass nesting by endangered Olive Ridley turtles raising alarm among environmentalists and forest officials. Experts said rising temperatures, sea-level...