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Kendujhar: A 'gram sabha' was held Sunday at Baru village in Jamunaposi panchayat under Patana tehsil in Odisha's Kendujhar district to seek public opinion on the acquisition of private land for a proposed mega steel plant. The gram sabha was chaired by Jamunapasi Sarpanch Shashibhushan...

Baleshwar: Police have detained four juveniles for allegedly attacking a teenage catering worker with a sharp weapon after he "refused to serve them mutton" at a wedding feast in Athantara village under Remuna police limits in Odisha's Baleshwar district. According to police, the incident took...

Baripada: A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, officials said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday when the accused "forcefully" took the 14-year-old girl to a deserted place from a marriage ceremony and allegedly raped her, ASP Deepak...

Malkangiri: A large cache of arms and ammunition were seized by the police from a Maoist dump in Odisha's Malkangiri district Sunday, officials said. Based on information provided by surrendered Maoists, police launched a search operation in the district along the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border area,...

Kendujhar: A complaint has been filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking relief for the victims’ families following the deaths of 11 Juang tribal workers from Odisha in an ammonia gas leak incident at a seafood processing unit in Tamil Nadu. The commission...

Muribahal: Tension prevailed at an Anganwadi Centre (AWC) in Ward No. 6 of Ghusuramunda village under Gudighat panchayat in Balangir district after villagers locked the facility in protest against the appointment of a new cook from a Scheduled Caste (SC) community, sources said Saturday. The...

Bhubaneswar: Thunderstorm coupled with heavy rain is likely in several parts of Odisha till July 1, the IMD said Saturday. For June 28-29, an orange warning of thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) was issued by the IMD for places including Baleshwar,...

Sundaragada: A 26-year-old man was brutally hacked to death allegedly for trying to intervene in a domestic dispute between a couple in Sundaragada district, police said Saturday. The incident occurred at Dehuripada in Mayabahal village under Jamuna panchayat of Talsara police limits. The victim was...

Hatadihi: Keonjhar police have arrested a man from Jharkhand in connection with the alleged murder of a woman from West Bengal, whose body was recovered from a paddy field in Keonjhar district earlier this week. The accused was apprehended in Jharkhand and produced before a...

Baripada: A woman and her minor daughter were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Muktajhari village of Taramara panchayat under Mahuldiha police station in Mayurbhanj district. The deceased were identified as Sitamani Tudu (36),...