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At least 3 killed, 5 injured as tractor falls into river

Baripada: At least three persons died, and five others were injured after a tractor fell into a river in Mayurbhanj district Thursday evening, police said. The accident took place near Murgasahi village under Karanjia block of the district. Eight people on board the tractor were...

Pregnant woman

Hubby, aide held for killing, burying pregnant woman

Bhawanipatna: Police Thursday arrested a man and his associate for allegedly killing his eight-month pregnant wife and burying her body near a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bhawanipatna town in Kalahandi district. The decomposed body of the woman was exhumed near the farmhouse in Sripur...

Pitabas Panda

Defence lawyer questions police chargesheet

Berhampur: Advocate Deepak Pattnaik, lawyer of ex-MLA Bikram Panda, has raised serious objections to the chargesheet filed by police in connection with the murder of senior lawyer and BJP leader Pitabas Panda. Police had earlier claimed that political and business rivalry was the motive behind...

NIT Rourkela

NIT-Rourkela inks MoU with Survey of India for research

Rourkela: The National Institute of Technology Rourkela and the Survey of India (Odisha & Chhattisgarh Geo-Spatial Directorate) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration in geospatial science, mapping technologies and advanced research in engineering and science. The partnership combines Survey of India’s expertise...

Rayagada : jail

Man, parents awarded life term in dowry death case

Balasore: In a landmark judgment, the Additional District and Sessions Court at Soro in this district sentenced a man and his parents to life imprisonment Thursday for their involvement in a dowry death case dating back to 2012. The court, presided over by Judge Meenakshi...

Odisha Vigilance nabs additional tehsildar in bribery case

Ganjam: Odisha Vigilance Friday arrested an additional tehsildar for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a tractor owner to release his sand-laden tractor in Ganjam district. The accused was identified as Kabiraj Sethi. According to reports, Sethi had detained the tractor Febuary 5, 2026,...

Nationwide strike disrupts normal life in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Normal life was affected in Odisha due to a 12-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions over several demands. The trade unions called the strike protesting the four new labour codes, "anti-worker and pro-corporate policies" and other economic measures. Protesters belonging to major...

NHRC notice to Odisha, AP over Machhkund rehab woes

NHRC notice to Odisha, AP over Machhkund rehab woes

Nandapur: Taking cognisance of a petition alleging inordinate delay in proper rehabilitation of people belonging to 14 panchayats displaced due to Machhkund Hydroelectric Project in Koraput district and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district of Andhra Pradesh, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served notices...

 

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