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Road blockade over youth’s death in Nayagarh

Gania(Nayagarh): A road blockade was staged in Nayagarh district Tuesday following the recovery of the half-burnt body of an 18-year-old youth, with family members alleging he was murdered over a personal relationship. The deceased, Sanjay Pradhan of Kandhamirigi village under Khandapada police limits, was found...

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Jharsuguda MLA’s plea dismissed by Supreme Court

Jharsuguda: The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by Jharsuguda MLA Tankadhar Tripathy, dealing a setback in the ongoing legal dispute over the constituency’s 2024 Assembly election results. Tripathy had approached the apex court challenging a decision of the Odisha High Court, which refused...

Two held in Nabarangpur murd*r within 24 hours

Nabarangpur: Police in Nabarangpur district arrested two men in connection with the killing of Jagannath Gouda, who was found dead with injuries in a farmland near Biriguda village under Kodinga police station limits May 10, officials said Tuesday. Police said a special team was formed...

Woman Maoist surrenders in Malkangiri

Malkangiri: A woman Maoist cadre has surrendered before police in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district, close to the Malkangiri border, officials said Tuesday. The surrendered cadre has been identified as Podiyam Lakshmi, a member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the...

Odisha: Min assures justice as farmer seeks euthanasia

Bhubaneswar: A day after a farmer in Bargarh district sought the government’s permission for euthanasia after reportedly failing to sell his paddy at a state-run mandi, Cooperation Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta Tuesday assured that no injustice would be done to the farmer. According to sources,...

mentally challenged man killed two person in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Sword attacks in Cuttack, Berhampur leave four critically injured

Cuttack/Berhampur: Four persons were injured in two separate sword attacks in Odisha’s Cuttack and Berhampur Tuesday. In Cuttack, three persons were injured after six bike-borne assailants attacked them near Mundali Barrage under Barang police limits. The attack took place at Mundali Chhak while Dalai was...

Paddy Mandi

Odisha farmer seeks euthanasia over unsold paddy, mounting debt

Bargarh: A farmer from Odisha’s Bargarh district Tuesday sought permission for euthanasia, alleging severe financial distress after failing to sell his kharif paddy despite waiting nearly six months for procurement. The farmer, identified as Rohit Bhoi of Sahara Tikra village under Bheden block, submitted a...

Encounter

Two murder accused injured in police encounter in Jharsuguda

Bhubaneswar: Two persons wanted in a murder case sustained gunshot wounds during an exchange of fire with police in Odisha's Jharsuguda district Tuesday morning, officials said. The encounter took place around 6 am near Karlakhaman Government School in the Saguan forest area, they said. The...

Electrocution

Grandfather dies saving granddaughter from electrocution in Angul

Angul: An elderly man died of electrocution while trying to save his granddaughter in Odisha’s Angul district Tuesday. The incident took place in Paika Sahi under Athamallik block, leaving the village in mourning. According to preliminary information, the girl accidentally came in contact with a...

 

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