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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...

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...

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...

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...

Balasore: The family of a 39-year-old woman who was allegedly hacked to death in Odisha’s Balasore district carried her deadbody on a bicycle for nearly 15 kilometres to a police station Tuesday to demand justice. The deceased was identified as Kamala Sethi of Haripur village...

Khaira: A woman was killed, and her sister-in-law sustained critical injuries after their neighbours allegedly attacked them with crowbars and shovels over cantering work for the laying of the roof of the former’s under-construction building Sunday morning at Haripur village under Khaira police limits of...

Nandapur: A 17-year-old bride was allegedly killed over dowry at Nandigaon village under Khurji panchayat in Nandapur block of Koraput district, police said Monday. The deceased was identified as Ishwari Champi. A complaint has been lodged at Nandapur police station in this connection. The in-laws,...

Nilagiri: A 25-year-old man died after falling from a palm tree while collecting palm sap in Balasore district Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Abhimanyu Singh, son of Prafulla Singh of Kamarkhalia village under Bhounriabad gram panchayat in Nilagiri block. According to reports, Abhimanyu...

Keonjhar: Keonjhar District and Sessions Judge Gopal Chandra Behera Monday sentenced Chasa Dehuri, 30, to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000, with an additional one-year jail term in default of payment. According to the...

Langaleswar: A severe drainage crisis has emerged in Baliapal block of Balasore district, raising fears of extensive damage to paddy crops across thousands of hectares of agricultural land situated on both sides of the Coast Canal. Farmers, worried over the poor drainage system, alleged that...