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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),...

Baripada: At least three labourers died when their motorcycle fell into a ravine in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said Saturday. The incident took place Friday night when they were returning from work along a stretch of a hilly forest road at Goradapani village. The two-wheeler...

Raurkela: A woman sustained severe burn injury after her jilted lover allegedly sprayed petrol in the room where she was sleeping and ignited a fire in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said Saturday. The incident took place at Santoshpur village under Bisra police limits in Raurkela...

Baleshwar: At least four persons were injured in a clash between 'Akhada' groups taking part in a Muharram procession in Odisha's Baleshwar town over which group would perform first, police said Saturday. The clash took place at Dargha Maidan in Baleshwar town in the early...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha and Chhattisgarh move closer towards a consensus on the Mahanadi water-sharing dispute, the opposition BJD Saturday alleged that the state's BJP government has "completely surrendered" before the neighbouring state. Addressing a press conference, BJD leaders Rohit Pujari and Bhrugu Buxipatra alleged that...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Saturday dismissed newly appointed Odisha Taxation and Accounts Service (OT&AS) officer Bhimsen Tudu from government service following his arrest in connection with the alleged abetment of suic*de of an MBBS student. Sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said...

Jajpur: Odisha Police Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly marrying and impregnating a minor girl at a village in Jajpur district, police said. Though the incident took place last year, it came to the fore after the minor delivered a baby girl at Dharmashala...

Jharsuguda: Special Court under the POCSO Act in Jharsuguda has sentenced a 30-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl. Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court Judge Ms Puja Sarangi convicted Ajay Singh, son of Jayakrushna Singh, resident of...

Baleshwar: More than 20 people were injured after clashes broke out between two groups during a religious procession near Dargah Maidan in Odisha's Baleshwar late Friday night. Both groups allegedly hurled stones at each other during the procession, leaving over 20 people injured. The injured...

Badamba/Maniabandha: Three unidentified assailants opened fire at a sarpanch’s husband and left him severely wounded under Badamba block in Cuttack district Friday, police said. The attackers arrived on a motorcycle and fired four rounds at Srikant Jena alias Kalia, husband of sarpanch Mita Jena of...