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Jajpur: Three police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector, were suspended in Odisha's Jajpur district Saturday after an accused in a theft case escaped from custody, officials said. SP Yash Pratap Shrimal ordered the suspension of ASI Achutananda Das and constables Vidyapati Palei and Santosh Kumar...

Berhampur: A 20-year-old woman allegedly attempted self-immolation in Odisha's Ganjam district Saturday, a day after filing a rape complaint, police said. The woman, a college dropout, suffered around 50 per cent burn injuries after allegedly pouring kerosene and setting herself on fire behind her house...

Nayagarh: At least five people, including the driver, were killed after a tourist bus overturned near Takera on National Highway-57 under Banigochha police limits in Daspalla block of Nayagarh district. The deceased were identified as a couple from Berhampur, L. Haripatra and Laxmi Patra, along...

Kendrapara: A steady decline in the water level of the Luna River in Kendrapara district has raised serious concerns over drinking water supply and agricultural sustainability, with officials warning of an impending crisis if the situation persists. Authorities say the potable water supply to Kendrapara...

Sonepur: Construction of a bypass road for National Highway 57 (NH-57), connecting Khurda and Bolangir, has received technical and administrative approval from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The proposed bypass, aimed at diverting heavy vehicles away from Subarnapur town, will be developed...

Hatadihi: A headmaster in Keonjhar district has been suspended for allegedly behaving inappropriately with a tribal woman teacher, but no legal action has been initiated even three weeks after the incident. The accused, Harekrushna Behera alias Babula, headmaster of Mithigaon Upper Primary School under Hatadihi...

Jharsuguda/Kolabira: A minor boy died and his mother was critically injured in a road accident on NH 49 near Kundursingha village under Kolabira police limits in Jharsuguda district Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as 10-year-old Akshit Patel from Talmal village near Arda under...

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officers Friday arrested an Irrigation department engineer, a day after unearthing assets allegedly disproportionate to his known sources of income, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, Vigilance sleuths Thursday conducted simultaneous raids at five locations linked to Panchu Behera, an assistant engineer posted...

Keonjhar: Two Juang tribal hamlets in Banspal block of Keonjhar district remain deprived of basic amenities such as roads, electricity and safe drinking water, underscoring persistent gaps in rural development. The villages — Dhenkitopa, located on Singha hill, and Handibhangaa on Alupada hill — remain...

Koraput: Effective public communication and ethical journalism are critical to achieving inclusive national development, Additional Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) and Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) Akhil Kumar Mishra said Friday. Addressing a seminar on the “Sociology of Communication” at the Central...